Cass S. Weil has over 25 years of experience in debtor/creditor law, including bankruptcy, finance and creditors' rights. Mr. Weil has been recognized as one of Minnesota 's leading lawyers in a recent survey by the American Research Corporation and as a "Super Lawyer" by the Minnesota journal of Law & Politics. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law and is the only Minnesota lawyer to be certified in both Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.
Mr. Weil has handled matters both large and small, and has represented businesses, financial institutions and individuals including:
Bankruptcy attorneys and law firms
Creditors' committees and debtors
Secured and unsecured creditors
Among the creditors' rights matters that Mr. Weil handles are:
Breach of contract
FDCPA
Mechanic's liens in both public and private projects
Mortgage foreclosures
Objections to discharge and dischargeability in bankruptcy cases
Personal property repossession
Preference and fraudulent transfer cases
Professional ethics
Secured transactions
Mr. Weil also has experience in the area of fraud, both in and out of bankruptcy, and continues to provide creative, aggressive and ethical solutions to his clients' legal challenges.
Mr. Weil served as Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, and edited the Minnesota Legal Forms' Bankruptcy Manual from 1983 to 1995. He also served as Co-Chair of the Hennepin County Bar Association Debtor-Creditor Law Committee in 2006-2007 and on the Hennepin County Bar Association District Ethics Committee from 1993 to 2005.
Mr. Weil is admitted to practice in the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin and participates in a nationwide network of attorneys whose practice focuses on creditors' rights.