Chicago, Illinois Bankruptcy Lawyer
Attorney Deborah Kanner Ebner has 26 years experience practicing bankruptcy law in the Northern District of Illinois, and 24 years experience as a Federal Bankruptcy Trustee. Her clients presently include venture capitalists and other individuals and businesses experiencing financial distress, individuals and companies being sued for the recovery of preferential and other transfers in pending bankruptcy cases, individuals and businesses who either need assistance collecting amounts due them from bankruptcy estates, or, who desire to remove their property from the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court. She also represents purchasers who are interested in purchasing property from Bankruptcy Estates, and is an experienced and trained bankruptcy mediator, and is a well-respected advocate for Domestic Relations litigants in Bankruptcy Court. Ebner has extensive experience with the representation of creditor committees in Chapter 11 cases, in a multitude of business environments, and is proficient with chapters 7, 11, 12 & 13 of the bankruptcy code. Her legal ability is well respected by bench and lawyer alike and she is known as a go to "result oriented" attorney and has repeatedly been recognized by her peers as a "leading lawyer". Ms. Ebner has administered thousands of bankruptcy cases through her practice and as a Trustee, and has a candid, straightforward approach to the practice of bankruptcy law.
Bankruptcy Solutions for Businesses
- Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial Creditor/Debtor
- Individuals and Business Reorganization and Liquidation
- Preferential Transfer and Fraudulent Conveyance Defense
- Medical Practice Bankruptcy Reorganization
- Chapter 7 - Business and Individual
- Chapter 11 - Corporations, Partnerships and Individuals
- Chapter 13 - Business and Individual Reorganizations, are handled by "of counsel"
- Property acquisition
Divorce/Bankruptcy Issues
Ms. Ebner has been particularly successful in the representation of individuals whose rights in Domestic Relations Court are impacted by a Bankruptcy filing.
Ms. Deborah Kanner Ebner provides her clients the sophisticated counsel that one may find in large law firms, in a cost effective and result oriented manner. She uses her keen ability to recognize the source of financial distress and her interpersonal skills to counsel and educate her clients, and negotiate with opposing counsel. As a result, her clients are generally able to understand the source and true nature of their financial issues and are are able to acquire long-term benefit from the solutions provided with Ms. Ebner's representation. To the extent that her clients are best served by consultation or co- counsel support from counsel in different specialty areas, Ms. Ebner draws upon a trusted pool of highly qualified practitioners.
Additional Office Locations:
Ms. Ebner is available to meet at the client's premises as her schedule permits and by appointment only. Specifically, Ms. Ebner is often available for on premises consultation in the Illinois Counties of Cook, Lake, Dupage, Will, LaSalle and Grundy.
"THIS OFFICE IS A DESIGNATED FEDERAL DEBT RELIEF AGENCY PURSUANT TO ACT OF CONGRESS"
Leading Lawyers Network, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company, surveyed more than 50,000 Illinois lawyers to determine the best lawyers in the state. Survey respondents could not nominate themselves or lawyers at their firm. Only those Illinois lawyers most-recommended by their peers can be called Leading Lawyers, and that number will not exceed 5% of the number of lawyers licensed to practice in the state.

