James D. Sweet
122 W. Washington Avenue, Suite 850, Madison, WI 53703
About James D. Sweet
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1978J.D.
- University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1975B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Practice, University of Wisconsin Law School
- SBI Annual Bankruptcy Seminar (Iowa)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1978
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2009
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, 1988 - 1991 (Board of Governors)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, 1989 - 1991 (Chairman, CLE Committee (ATS-CLE))
- State Bar of Wisconsin, 1991 - 2000 (Member, CLE Committee)
- American Bankruptcy Institute, 1991 - Present (Chairman, Western District Membership Committee)
- American Board of Certification, 1991 - 2001 (Board of Directors)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Bankruptcy Section, 1991 - 1995 (Chairman and Past Program Chairman)
- American Board of Certification, 1992 - 1997 (Member, Standards Committee)
- American Board of Certification, 1995 - 1996 (Chairman, Standards Committee)
- American Board of Certification, 1995 - 1996 (Treasurer)
- State Bar of Wisconsin, 1996 - 2000 (Chairman, CLE Committee (ATS-CLE))
- American Board of Certification, 1997 - 1998 (President)
- American Board of Certification, 1998 - 1999 (Chairman of the Board)
- American Bankruptcy Institute, 1999 - 2005 (Co-Chair, Professional Compensation Committee)
- Bishops Bay Country Club, 2003 - Present (President)
- Bishops Bay Country Club, 2003 - Present (Board of Directors)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (Member of ABI Special Fee Study Committee 2005-Present)
- Dane County Bar Association (Member)
- Western District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Bar Association (Past President and Founding Member)
- Commercial Law League of America (Member)
- Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition (Steering Committee Member and Judge)
Articles
Published Works
- Collection and Bankruptcy, Volume 4, Wisconsin Business Advisor Series, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Business Law
- Bankruptcy
- 29 years of experienceFamily Law, Civil Litigation, Business Law, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Nearby Lawyers
- Bankruptcy
- 3.1 miles away
- 2.8 miles away
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