Bankruptcy Law Network member and author, Craig Andresen of Bloomington, Minnesota, has been named Member of the Month for October 2009 by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
He is the tenth member of Bankruptcy Law Network to be recognized as member of the month for service to NACBA and the field of consumer bankruptcy law. Others named are Kurt O’Keefe, Susanne Robicsek and Brett Weiss in 2008, Cathy Moran, Peter Orville and Wendell Sherk in 2007, and Karen Oakes, Jill Michaux and Gene Melchionne in 2006.
According to the NACBA newsletter, ‘Craig especially enjoys cases that might not be easy or that might involve challenges from adverse parties. And he offers the following perspective on the origins of bankruptcy protection: ‘I’m fond of remembering that the idea of periodic debt forgiveness came to Western civilization by means of the Old Testament. It’s so ingrained in our culture that even non-attorneys seem to know there’s something immutable about Chapter 7 and the need to forgive debt when it’s necessary.’ “
Craig is NACBA’s state chair for Minnesota and an active participant on the NACBA listserv. Craig has been a sole practitioner for 21 years focusing exclusively on consumer and small business bankruptcy law. He started a listserv for about 100 Minnesota bankruptcy attorneys who represent debtors and has recruited many NACBA members.
Craig is a graduate of St. Olaf College and William Mitchell College of Law. He is a frequent continuing legal education speaker in Minnesota. He has two daughters, ages 23 and 24, and enjoys mountain bike racing and doing triathlons with them.
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