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Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O.
One Pacific Place
1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800
Omaha, NE  68124

Phone: 402-390-9500
Fax: 402-390-9005
don.swanson@koleyjessen.com
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Don has been practicing for three decades in the areas of Banking, Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation. Don has a broad range of experience in these areas of practice. He represents creditors, debtors, bankruptcy trustees, examiners, credit committees and post-bankruptcy investors to maximize client rights and minimize loss.

Representative Experience

• Represented the Ad Hoc Committee of Corn Suppliers in a $1.5 billion Chapter 11 ethanol case
• Represented the primary secured creditor in many bankruptcy proceedings
• Represented the primary secured creditor in many non-bankruptcy business restructures
• Represented purchasers in many Section 363 sales
• Represented farmers in many Chapter 12 cases
• Represented debtors in many bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy restructures
• Represented Trustees in many Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases
• Represented committees in many Chapter 11 cases

Practice Groups
Banking, Finance and Creditors' Rights
Litigation

Education
J.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1980
     Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1978-1980
B.S., University of Nebraska – Omaha, 1977
     Bachelor of Science in Political Science
A.A., Grace University, 1976

Bar Admission
State of Nebraska
State of Iowa
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional and Community Involvement
Nebraska and Iowa Bar Associations
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
American Bankruptcy Institute
Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White), Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification
Grace University, President's Advisory Board
Rotary Club of Omaha – Downtown