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Please Click HereRuder Ware is pleased to announce Christopher Seelen has been appointed to the panel of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for the Western District of Wisconsin. Mr. Seelen practices at the firm s Eau Claire office.
As a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee, Mr. Seelen is designated to be the presiding officer at first meetings of creditors with authority to examine debtors under oath. Mr. Seelen is the second attorney with Ruder Ware to be honored with this appointment, Attorney Randi L. Osberg has served as a Chapter 7 trustee for the Western District for nearly 20 years.
In addition to his duties as a Chapter 7 trustee, Mr. Seelen will continue to concentrate his practice on representing creditors in bankruptcy court and state court. He has represented secured creditors in bankruptcy court cases under Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code in addition to representing Chapter 7 Trustees in avoidance actions including fraudulent conveyances and preferential transfers. Mr. Seelen represents banks, credit unions, lenders, and other creditors in state court collection actions involving commercial and residential foreclosures, replevins, and money judgments.
Mr. Seelen is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Commercial Law League of America, and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.