Paul G. Swanson is a partner at Swanson Sweet LLP and primarily represents individuals and businesses in financial reorganizations, restructurings, formal bankruptcy proceedings, receiverships, and other debt adjustment strategies. He has a wealth of experience in the Ag industry, representing farmers and producers of dairy products in financial distress. His representation is limited [...]

James D. Sweet is a partner in the firm of Swanson Sweet LLP. He represents businesses, individuals and other interested parties throughout Wisconsin, northern Iowa, and northern Illinois in bankruptcy cases, state court receiverships, purchase or sale of business assets, and out-of-court restructuring, workouts, and reorganizations. Mr. Sweet has extensive experience representing debtors, [...]

Virginia E. George is a founding partner at Swanson Sweet LLP and concentrates her practice on representing financially distressed individuals and business in bankruptcy, workouts, reorganizations, and receiverships. She is known for executing strategies that grant her clients their desired outcomes, even in the most complex cases. She has extensive experience in all [...]

John W. Menn is a partner in the bankruptcy and insolvency group of Swanson Sweet LLP in Oshkosh, WI. He has built a practice centered primarily around consumer bankruptcy, farm reorganizations and small business reorganizations. He represents individual and business debtors in cases filed under Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the [...]

Rebecca R. DeMarb represents companies in financial trouble, and she serves as a fiduciary for the benefit of the creditors of companies in financial trouble. Wearing either hat, Ms. DeMarb works diligently to meet the needs of the stakeholders. DeMarb melds together her accomplished legal skills developed over more than 25 years working [...]

Attorney Craig Stevenson is a partner at Swanson Sweet LLP and practices in creditors’ rights, business bankruptcy, and litigation. Craig earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School and has since built a career navigating the intricacies of bankruptcy law across multiple chapters and jurisdictions. With a deep commitment to [...]

Attorney Grant has practiced as a trial attorney for more than 40 years, doing civil litigation of all kinds before administrative agencies and every level of the Wisconsin court system. She has litigated in the areas of personal injury, professional negligence, worker’s compensation, discrimination, and employment law. Ms. Grant was a full-year intern [...]

Anne Schacherl is a Contract Partner with the law firm of Swanson Sweet LLP. She helps families and small businesses plan for the future. Anne focuses her practice on the preparation of Wills, Healthcare and Financial Powers of Attorney, Complex Trust and Estate Plans, Probate and Trust Administration, Special Needs Trusts, Estate and [...]

Peter T. Nowak is an associate in the Oshkosh office of Swanson Sweet LLP and is a member of the firm’s bankruptcy group. He represents individuals and businesses in restructurings, financial reorganization, receiverships, bankruptcy, and other debt adjustment strategies. His practice also focuses on litigation, including representing both trustees and defendants in preference [...]

Ben is an associate in the Milwaukee office of Swanson Sweet LLP and is a member of the firm’s bankruptcy group. He represents individuals and businesses in restructurings, financial reorganization, receiverships, bankruptcy, and other debt adjustment strategies and civil litigation matters. Ben joined the firm in April of 2026. EDUCATION Marquette University Law [...]

Michael C. Jurkash is an associate in the Milwaukee office of Swanson Sweet LLP and a member of the firm’s bankruptcy group. He represents individuals and businesses in restructurings, financial reorganization, receiverships, bankruptcy, other debt adjustment strategies and civil litigation matters. Michael joined the firm following his graduation in Spring 2022 from the [...]