Furay, Catherine J.

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Furay has more than 25 years experience representing debtors, creditors, creditors' committees, lenders, trustees and acquirers in financing transactions, corporate restructuring and reorganization, bankruptcy, commercial and transaction law, business and commercial litigation.

Her areas of practice include business bankruptcies, commercial and business litigation, general corporate and business representation, and negotiating financing transactions. Ms. Furay is also an experienced litigator with expertise in bankruptcy appeals.  She Co-Chairs the Litigation/ADR 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.  She has written and lectured on Chapter 128 proceedings and also serves as a Chapter 128 receiver.

Following law school Ms. Furay served on the Special Legislative Study Committee on the Credit Aspects of Marital Property. She 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, and she has been repeatedly included on lists for Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America.

Areas of Practice

• Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy
• Bankruptcy Appeals
• Litigation
• Business and Corporate Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

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, Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Intellectual Property, 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, 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
• International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) (Program Committee)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2000 - Present (Member, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee)
• Dane County Bar Association
• Wisconsin Bar Association, Western District
• YWCA (Women of Distinction Selection Committee)
• Madison Opera (Board of Trustees)

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"
• Included on lists for "Wisconsin Super Lawyers"
• Included on lists for "Best Lawyers in America"
• Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Lawyering Skills Training, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1991 - Present
• Instructor for Numerous Bankruptcy, Collections and Civil Litigation & Foreclosure, 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, 2008 and 2010
• 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