Kurt M Carlson is a managing member with Carlson Dash, LLC, practicing in the areas of corporate matters, business disputes, corporate workouts, and business bankruptcy cases. As both a courtroom advocate and a boardroom advisor, he draws on decades of experience in negotiations and litigation to help shape strategies and identify creative resolutions that achieve the best possible results for my clients. Mr. Carlson has handled matters involving fraud, D&O claims, contract disputes, avoidance actions, defamation, lender liability, and more. He works with a variety of clients, including franchisors and franchisees, cooperatives, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, landlords, developers, private equity groups, professional service providers, and financial institutions. Early in his career, Mr. Carlson served on the Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, helping improve communication and collaboration between bankruptcy practitioners and judges. He is a frequent speaker on litigation, corporate transactions, and insolvency matters, and has authored numerous articles and policy manuals for corporate clients. Mr. Carlson is one of the original editors of the American Bankruptcy Institute's Volo Circuit Court Opinion First Responder, Seventh Circuit. He earned his B.A. degree from Michigan State University and his J.D. degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Carlson is a member of the Federal Trial Bar, Federal Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, Illinois State Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Chicago Bar Association, and Milwaukee Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern and Central districts of Illinois; Eastern District of Michigan; Eastern and Western districts of Wisconsin; and U.S. States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh circuits. He represents clients in other jurisdictions on a pro hac vice basis.