Don Swanson has devoted his legal career to helping businesses and their owners deal with financial stress.

He has helped hundreds of businesses resolve financial problems without filing bankruptcy. But when needed, Don uses bankruptcy as a tool for meeting the goals of financially-stressed businesses and their owners. 

With over 40 years of experience and utilizing his specialization in the industry, Don has developed creative strategies to resolve Chapter 11 problems that have enabled him to develop and confirm reorganization plans for business clients in bankruptcy. He also has extensive experience and expertise in Subchapter V bankruptcy.

Don is a mediator and serves a mediator-like role as Subchapter V Trustee in Nebraska.

Stemming from his passion for the topic, Don also publishes a blog on bankruptcy and mediation at www.mediatbankry.com. He helps promote mediation as a dispute resolution tool in bankruptcy – both locally and nationally. In the past, Don has also served on the leadership team for the Mediation Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Don is a Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law and has been recognized by Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell for his work in this area.

J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law, 1980

  • Associate Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1978-1980

B.S., University of Nebraska – Omaha, 1977

  • Political Science

A.A., Grace University, 1976

  • State of Nebraska
    State of Iowa
    State of South Dakota
    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. District Court, District of South Dakota
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
    U.S. Supreme Court

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