Springer Brown, LLC - Kent Gaertner

Kent Gaertner has over 30 years experience in all aspects of bankruptcy law. He has represented numerous small and medium size businesses in the bankruptcy process as well as individual consumer debtors. He represents creditors as well as debtors. He has represented bankrutpcy trustees in administration of bankruptcy estates.

In addition to representing clients in bankruptcy proceedings, he has represented numerous companies and individuals in out of court workouts and in assignments for the benefit of creditors. He has also represented the assignees of such assignments.

Kent is a Past President of the DuPage County Bar Association for 2009 – 2010. He was elected to 3rd Vice President of the DCBA in April of 2006 and moved up each year after that and into the presidency of the DCBA in June of 2009. The DuPage County Bar Association has almost 2500 members making it one of the largest county bar associations in the country. After leaving the Presidency of the DCBA, Kent became the President of the DuPage County Bar Foundation. He was also appointed Chairman of the DuPage County Bar Association Judiciary Committee. Kent currently serves as a member of the DuPage County Bar Association Planning Committee. He is the current Chairman (for the third time) of the DuPage County Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee. He is a member of the ISBA Section Council on Commercial Banking, Collections and Bankruptcy (past chair of Bankruptcy subcommittee). He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly. Kent also serves as a member of the Hearing Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. In April of 2015, Kent was elected to the Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors from the 18th Judicial Circuit for a three year term.

Specialties: Bankruptcy- consumer and business. Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors. Financial workouts of distressed businesses and individuals.

Experience

• Of Counsel

  Springer Brown, LLC

  March 2005 – Present (11 years 1 month)

  Representation of Debtors, Creditors and Bankruptcy Trustees in all aspects of the bankruptcy process and in workouts and reorganizations outside the bankruptcy arena.

• Owner

  Kent A. Gaertner P.C.

  January 1982 – Present (34 years 3 months)

  Representation of Debtors and Creditors in bankruptcy and work out situations.

• President

  DuPage County Bar Foundation

  July 2010 – June 2011 (1 year)

  Oversite of the charitable arm of the DuPage County Bar Association including fundraising and the granting of scholorships to deserving law students.

• President of the DuPage County Bar Assoc.

  DuPage County Bar Association

  June 2009 – June 2010 (1 year 1 month)

  As President of the 2500 member association I oversaw the day to day operations of the association and its eight member staff with a budget of over one million dollars per year.

• Partner

  Mohr and Gaertner

  October 1997 – March 2005 (7 years 6 months)

  Concentrated in Bankruptcy representation of Debtors and Creditors.

• Partner

  Kocsis, Mohr and Gaertner

  January 1988 – October 1997 (9 years 10 months)

  General practice with emphasis in bankruptcy matters.