Lawyer Overview

Ms. Furay has been involved in representing clients in financing transactions, corporate restructuring and reorganization, bankruptcy, commercial and transaction law, business and commercial litigation for more than 25 years.  She currently Chairs the Litigation practice Group for the firm.  She is the past Chair of the firm's Creditors' Rights, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice Group and the Corporate, Business and Tax Practice Group.

Her areas of practice include acting as attorney for borrowers, lenders and secured creditors; representation of creditor committees, secured creditors, debtors and the Trustee in business bankruptcies; representing clients in commercial and business litigation; general business matters; and negotiating financing transactions.  Ms. Furay also has expertise in all aspects of marital property.

A shareholder in Murphy Desmond S.C., Ms. Furay has assisted clients with international business transactions including contracts, securitization and customs.  She has assisted business clients with environmental due diligence, remediation and litigation matters.

Ms. Furay received the 1994 Distinguished Service Award from the State Bar of Wisconsin and also has received numerous awards from the American Bar Association. Her Achievements have been recognized by Who's Who In American Women, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Emerging Leaders, Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America.

Areas of Practice

• Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Business

Representative Cases

• In re Delavan Lake Sanitary Dist., 466 N.W. 2d 227 (Wis App. 1991)
• Resolution Trust v. Juergens, 965 F 2d 149 (C A 7 1992)
• Herman v. Stetler, 241 BR 206 (E.D. WI 1999)
• Burney v. Thorn Americas, Inc. , 970 F Supp 668 (CA 1997)
• Burney v. Thorn Americas Inc, 944 F Supp 762 (EDWI 1996)
• Gross Common Carrier v. GSG , 1992 WL 12003991 (WDWI 1991)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Transactions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Wisconsin, Board of Governors, 1988-1992; Executive Committee, 1988-1990, 1992-1993
• State Bar of Wisconsin, Elder Law Section, 1991 - 1992 (Founding Member and Chair)
• Wisconsin Clients' Security Fund, 1996 - 1999 (Board Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 1992 - Present (Member, Research and Education Committee, UCC Committee)
• Western District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Bar, 1991 to present (Founding Member and Former Director)
• Commercial Law League of America
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2000 - Present (Member, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee)
• Dane County Bar Association
• Wisconsin Bar Association, Western District

Honors and Awards

• Mortar Board
• Wisconsin State Bar, Presidents Special Service Award
• Recognized in, "Who's Who In American Women"
• Recognized in, "Who's Who in American Law"
• Recognized in, "Who's Who in Emerging Leaders"
• Recognized in, "Who's Who in Madison"
• Recognized in, "Wisconsin Super Lawyers"
• Recognized in, "Best Lawyers in America"

Classes and Seminars

• Lead Instructor, Lawyering Skills Training, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1991 - Present
• Instructor, Bankruptcy, Collections, Civil Litigation & Foreclosure, Numerous Continuing Education Seminars

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1980
  J.D.
• University of Wisconsin - Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1975
  M.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude
• University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 1974
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Phi Sigma Alpha

Published Works

• Co-author, "Collections and Bankruptcy", The Wisconsin Business Advisor Series, Wisconsin CLE Books, 2006 and 2008
• Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1995 to Present
• Co-author, "Professionals Beware! Pitfalls to Getting and Keeping Compensation", International Insolvency Review, Fall/Winter 2004
• "Dischargeability of Taxes in Bankruptcy", Wisconsin Lawyer, June, 1993
• "Credit Aspects of Marital Property in Divorce", Wisconsin Family Law Journal, Winter, 1991

Address

33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703

Phones

(608) 268-5614

Faxes

(608) 257-4333

Emails

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Websites

http://www.murphydesmond.com