Firm Profile
At Schwartzer & McPherson, our primary practice involves all aspects of business bankruptcies. Our skilled lawyers are highly experienced in dealing with complex Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases. The firm's practice runs the gamut from prepetition planning and creating prepackaged plans to filing petitions, representing creditors' committees, litigating adversary proceedings, handling discharge objections, managing postpetition credit needs, and drafting effective reorganization plans. In addition, we have a strong background in handling state receiverships, from representing receivers to acting as a receiver ourselves.
The 2005 bankruptcy law revisions made substantial changes in the administration of Chapter 11 cases, and of Chapter 7 cases to a lesser extent. Schwartzer & McPherson has been at the forefront in adapting to those changes and applying them effectively to our clients' cases. The recent explosion in the use of financial derivatives and the consequent effects has added new dynamics and complexity to the business reorganization process. Schwartzer & McPherson's extensive experience in business bankruptcy practice gives us the ability to adapt to those types of complexities and manage them to our clients' advantage in an efficient and effective manner.
As a large part of the Nevada economy, the gaming and hospitality industries present unique challenges to bankruptcy counsel. Specialized experience can be invaluable in the complex fast-paced practice of bankruptcy law, and bankruptcies involving casinos are no different. The lawyers at Schwartzer & McPherson have worked on multiple bankruptcy cases involving casinos, and they are skilled in handling the specialized issues that those cases present.
A bankruptcy and business-centered practice invariably involves civil litigation, and Schwartzer & McPherson's civil litigation practice is extensive. Our lawyers are experienced in civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels, in both state and federal court. We take an aggressive, but reasoned, approach to civil litigation, and we know when to try cases and when to settle them. Civil litigation often requires the ability to manage a huge amount of information and documentation, and we employ the best available office technology to handle the avalanche of material that complicated civil cases generate.
Lenard E. Schwartzer
Lenard E. Schwartzer obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University in 1971 and his law degree from Albany Law School of Union University in 1974. He was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 1974 and to the State Bar of California in 1979.
Mr. Schwartzer, who has been certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification, is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District Nevada, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Supreme Court. He practices in the areas of bankruptcy, receiverships, asset protection, civil litigation, and creditors' rights.
Jeanette E. McPherson
Jeanette E. McPherson received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 and her law degree in 1990, both from The Capital University. She is a member of the State Bar of Nevada, the Clark County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute, and she is an Executive Committee Member of the Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys.
Ms. McPherson is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and is certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Her practice areas include bankruptcy, insolvency, business reorganization, creditors' rights, and civil litigation.
Jason A. Imes
Jason A. Imes received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Sacramento in 1993 and his law degree from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1998. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Nevada. Mr. Imes practices in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency, business reorganization, civil litigation, and creditors' rights.
