Mr. Lon A. Jenkins

Lon A. Jenkins is the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the District of Utah in Salt Lake City, appointed in September 2015. He has practiced bankruptcy law for nearly 40 years. Following law school, Mr. Jenkins was an associate with LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae in the firm?s Salt Lake City office. While there, he worked with and was mentored by former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ralph R. Mabey; in 1993, he became a partner in the firm. During his time at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Mr. Jenkins specialized primarily in chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations, representing a wide range of debtors, creditors, creditors? committees, trustees and indenture trustees. Upon departing LeBoeuf Lamb after 23 years in 2006, he continued his bankruptcy practice with the Salt Lake City law firm of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker from 2006-08. While there, he was appointed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah as receiver in two federal Ponzi scheme cases to recover and administer assets for the benefit of defrauded investors. Subsequently, Mr. Jenkins was a shareholder at Jones Waldo from 2008-13 and Of Counsel with Minneapolis-based Dorsey & Whitney from 2013-15). Mr. Jenkins has been a frequent speaker and educational program panelist, both nationally and locally, on a variety of bankruptcy-related topics. He also is engaged in community and civic organizations in the Salt Lake City area, participating on various nonprofit boards and committees. Presently, Mr. Jenkins serves as vice president of the Executive Board of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees and become president-elect in July 2023. He received his B.A. from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., in 1976 and his J.D. from the University of Utah College of Lawin 1983, where he served as a member of the Utah Law Review.