Jane F. "Ginger" Zimmerman

About Jane

As President of Murphy Desmond S.C., attorney Ginger Zimmerman is responsible for strategic planning, management, growth and development of the firm, in addition to representing her clients. Ginger's legal practice combines her experience in business, real estate, bankruptcy, secured transactions, agricultural and commercial transactions, loan transactions, and litigation. She represents creditors, debtors, receivers and Trustees in bankruptcies, collections, foreclosures, reorganizations, liquidations and Wisconsin Chapter 128 proceedings.Ginger also represents purchasers, sellers, landlords and tenants of commercial and agricultural real estate. Her background in commercial and agricultural law is particularly helpful in structuring and negotiating financing for new businesses, refinancings, business acquisitions, expansions, reorganizations, and succession plans. In her practice, Ginger represents borrowers, guarantors and lenders in commercial and agricultural loan transactions. Ginger assists entrepreneurs with entity formation, governance, contracts, real estate and financing. Her experience in working with creditors and debtors in collections, bankruptcies and business reorganizations gives Ginger a unique perspective in helping owners avoid financial pitfalls of starting and operating a business. Since joining the firm in 1992, Ginger has served in leadership roles including Chair of the firm's Board of Directors, Managing Shareholder, and Practice Group Leader (current Co-Leader) for the Creditors' Rights, Business Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation Practice Group. She currently serves on the board of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Ginger was named "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Litigation-Bankruptcy" in 2021 by Best Lawyers, and was named "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law" in 2020, 2018 and 2016. She has been consistently included on lists for Best Lawyers (in three practice areas) and Wisconsin Super Lawyers, including "Top 25 Women" in Madison by Super Lawyers. In 2020, Ginger was included on the Lawdragon Inaugural "500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers" list, considered a pinnacle award. In addition, she was inducted into the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, another exclusive honor. Ginger is rated AV (top rating) by Martindale-Hubbell and Lawyers.com, and 10.0 "Superb" on Avvo.com. She was previously honored by the Wisconsin Law Journal as a "Women in the Law" for her work in the legal field and her support, mentoring, and encouragement of female attorneys in their careers. Based in Murphy Desmond's Madison office, Ginger also is available by appointment in the firm's Appleton, Janesville, and Dodgeville offices.

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Education

• University of Wisconsin–Madison, J.D., graduated 1985
• Georgetown University, BSBA, graduated 1982

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, Supreme Court of the United States
• Wisconsin, US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin, US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Illinois, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• Wisconsin, Western District Bankruptcy Court
• Wisconsin, Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
• Illinois, US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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