Seth E. Dizard
As the head of the firm’s Banking & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, Seth regularly serves as a court-appointed receiver throughout the State of Wisconsin for businesses, construction projects, real estate developments, marital and family estates, rental income properties, and high net worth individuals. He also represents financial institutions, secured and unsecured corporate or individual creditors, and financially troubled corporations in both state and federal courts. He also assists business owners by guiding them through the process of informal financial work-outs and refinancing. Seth has extensive experience serving as court-appointed receiver, and representing court-appointed receivers, throughout the state in assignments for the benefit of creditors (Chapter 128 Receiverships), in addition to real estate foreclosures, the winding-up of closely held corporations, and complex post-judgment collection matters. Since joining the firm in 2007, he has managed and transitioned over $100,000,000 in assets. Seth also assists clients with the acquisition or disposition of businesses and/or business assets in insolvency proceedings, as well as representation of both secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings across the country.
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™–AV Preeminent, reflecting an attorney who has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity
- Selected for inclusion in 2007, 2008, and 2009 Wisconsin Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
- Selected for inclusion in 2013 Top Rated Lawyer by American Lawyer Media, Martindale-Hubbell®
- He has a 10.0 out of 10.0 rating by Avvo, a national attorney rating service which uses a mathematical model to rate attorneys based on experience, professional achievements, industry recognition, and professional conduct
- 2017 Legal Innovator Award Recipient, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Selected as one of the “Top 25 Lawyers” in Milwaukee in 2013-2018 by Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
- Selected as one of the “Top 50 Lawyers” in Wisconsin in 2013-2018 by Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
- Selected for inclusion in 2011 The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; and 2012–2019– Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Selected for inclusion in 2010-2018 Wisconsin Super Lawyers®, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
