Joseph E. Lehnert

Joe Lehnert focuses his practice in the areas of creditor’s rights and bankruptcy litigation. Joe combines his exceptional litigation skills with holistic business advice to help clients navigate a wide array of business disputes, particularly in times of economic distress, downturn, or interruption. Joe’s clients rely on his ability to develop creative, pragmatic strategies to help KMK clients maximize value, mitigate loss, and find new opportunities.

Joe has represented secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, lenders, investors, purchasers, commercial landlords and tenants, and receivers and other court-appointed fiduciaries in state and federal trial and appellate court proceedings, including collection, eviction, foreclosure, receivership, dissolution, and bankruptcy reorganization and liquidation. Joe also advises clients in commercial loan workouts and out-of-court restructurings, including loan modifications, forbearance agreements, and loan sales. By leveraging the resources of a full service law firm, Joe is able to develop effective solutions and strategies to carry out the business and personal objectives of KMK clients.

Joe also represents several mass tort settlement trusts and qualified settlement funds and regularly advises on trust administration and claims processing matters including legal evaluation of claims, analysis of bankruptcy plan and trust distribution procedures and third-party discovery. Joe has represented mass tort settlement trusts and trustees in both state and federal forums including with respect to claimant litigation and bankruptcy appeals.

Joe is significantly involved in KMK’s diversity and inclusion and community service initiatives. Joe is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and a member of Service Committee and planning committee for the Law Student Diversity Case Competition, as well as contributor to the KMK Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter. Joe has also served on the firm’s Women’s Initiative, associate liaison committee, and he regularly participates in the firm’s attorney recruitment efforts and summer associate program.