Katherine Stadler ("Katie") is a shareholder in the Litigation and Business Finance, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Groups in the Madison office.
Katie's practice emphasizes bankruptcy and insolvency-related litigation and appellate work. Most recently, she has represented the Fee Examiner in the General Motors bankruptcy and the Fee Committee in the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. matter. Named a 2013 Woman in the Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal, Katie completed her undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, receiving her B.A. with distinction in international relations. She received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law with a concentration in litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Admitted To Practice
Wisconsin - 1997
New York - 2011
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court, District of Colorado
United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
United States Supreme Court
Professional Associations
American Bankruptcy Institute
Dane County Bar Association
International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Consortium
New York State Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
Turnaround Management Association
Activities
Western District Bankruptcy Bar Association - Chair and Past Vice-Chair of Programming
YWCA Madison - Women's Leadership Committee
Honors
Listed in Best Lawyers (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2018 - present)
Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Local Future Star (2014, 2016, 2018 - present)
Recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer (2014 - 2019)
Recognized as a Wisconsin Rising Star (2006 - 2008, 2010 - 2012)
Recognized as a Woman in the Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal (2013)
Education
Juris Doctor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1997
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, International Relations, with distinction