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Education:

Gary received his JD from the Hamline University (1999) in St. Paul, MN, and his B.A. from Pacific Lutheran University (1993) in Washington.

Accreditations:

St. John’s University School of Law and the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution Certificate of Completion – Bankruptcy Mediation 2015.

Affiliations:

Gary is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Federal District Court of Minnesota.

Practice Areas:

Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Gary has managed large avoidance action portfolios and successfully litigated, mediated and resolved thousands of preference and fraudulent transfer matters, including multi-million dollar matters, in multiple jurisdictions throughout the country. Representative matters include the prosecution of avoidance actions in large bankruptcies such as WP Steel Venture LLC, RS Legacy Corporation fka RadioShack, hhgregg, Inc., Hechinger’s, Montgomery Wards, Quebecor World (USA), Inc., Ultimate Acquisition Partners, LP (Ultimate Electronics, Inc.), and TALT, (fka Tower Automotive, Inc.).

Gary also serves as a bankruptcy mediator and is a certified mediator included on the register of mediators for United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

Prior to joining ASK LLP, Gary was a litigation associate at Larson King, LLP in St. Paul, MN where he represented Fortune 500 companies in products liability and insurance defense matters. Prior to his employment at Larson King, LLP, Gary was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Edward J. Toussaint of the Minnesota State Court of Appeals.

Publications

XXXVII ABI Journal 11, 30-31, 50, November, 2018

Back to the Future? Critical-Vendor Orders Cannot Be Applied Retroactively to Shield Preference Liability

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