Mr. Joseph D. Frank

Joseph D. Frank is a partner with FrankGecker LLP in Chicago and has been bankruptcy counsel to some of the largest public and private corporations in the U.S. He provides daily counsel to these companies on both routine and complex bankruptcy matters and has appeared on behalf of his clients in bankruptcy courts throughout the country. He also represents creditors' committees and asbestos claimants' committees and has confirmed chapter 11 plans on behalf of committees in bankruptcy courts in Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and New York. As a member of the Trial Bar for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Frank often represents bankruptcy trustees and creditors in bankruptcy court litigation, and he has filed chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and handled workouts for mid-sized corporate debtors, including many real estate developers. He began his career at Jenner & Block and then was a partner at Freeborn & Peters and Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, before starting FrankGecker LLP in 2005. Mr. Frank received his B.A. magna cum laude from Carleton College and his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School.