Justin Mertz is a partner in Michael Best & Friedrich LLP’s Milwaukee office and leads the bankruptcy team. He focuses his practice on Chapter 11 cases, with an emphasis on representing debtors as well as creditors, secured lenders and committees within bankruptcy cases.
Mertz also litigates general corporate disputes in state and federal courts and assists with other insolvency matters, including receiverships, assignments, foreclosures and dissolutions.
“Justin’s range of practice and support from his subgroup enables him to handle not only many small and local business bankruptcies in Wisconsin, but also be involved in complex bankruptcies, including some of the nation’s largest retailers and big pharma,” said Daniel Vaccaro, partner and litigation practice group chair at Michael Best.
Recently, Mertz has run reorganizations and been active in business bankruptcies in Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Utah, Nevada, Mississippi, Washington and New Mexico.
Mertz is currently on the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors Rights Section Board of the State Bar of Wisconsin. He also serves as a volunteer attorney through Legal Action of Wisconsin.
