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Brandon R. Tomjack’s clients include large national banks, regional banks, community banks, credit unions, and other creditors. He practices in both state and federal courts, including the United States bankruptcy court, representing clients as secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and litigation involving commercial transactions. Brandon also assists clients with both commercial and residential real estate foreclosures, replevins, non-judicial repossessions and sales of personal property, liquidation of SBA-guaranteed loans, non-judicial workouts, and the Uniform Commercial Code.

Brandon frequently writes and lectures on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues and the Uniform Commercial Code. He is included in Great Plains Super Lawyers for his work in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and was named Best Lawyers‘ 2023 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year” for Omaha.

Education

  • University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2004
  • University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.S., Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 2001

Professional & Civic Affiliations

  • American Bar Association – Business Section
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Nebraska State Bar Association
  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Omaha Bar Association
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Nebraska Chapter, Vice President, Board of Trustees
  • Institute for Career Advancement Needs, Men’s Leadership Exchange Committee

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Iowa, 2005
  • Nebraska, 2004
  • United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, 2004
  • Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2008
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 2009

Selected Practice Highlights

  • Representing primary secured lenders in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases involving, among other things, hotels, apartment complexes, dairies, farms, manufacturing companies, and corn oil and ethanol facilities
  • Representing Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee of large nursing home and assisted living facility
  • Representing secured lenders in Chapter 12 bankruptcy cases involving a variety of farming operations
  • Defending clients against “clawback” actions brought by bankruptcy trustee arising under the bankruptcy code for alleged preferential or fraudulent transfers
  • Representing state court-appointed receiver of manufacturing company and facilitated successful liquidation of company
  • Representing credit union as creditor in individual chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy cases, including seeking relief from stay, obtaining adequate protection, negotiating bankruptcy plan terms, and defending property valuations

Selected Recent Publications

  • “American College of Bankruptcy Circuit Review of Cases,” 2013 (co-author of Eighth Circuit materials)
  • “The Law of Guaranties: A Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Guide to U.S. and Canadian Law,” 2013 (author of Nebraska chapter)
  • “Recent Amendments to UCC Article 9,” May/June 2011 (Nebraska Banker Magazine)
  • “Nebraska Deed of Trust Foreclosures: Bidding Strategies for Lenders and Lawsuits for Deficiencies,” April 2009 (The Nebraska Lawyer Magazine)

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Profile

Brandon R. Tomjack’s clients include large national banks, regional banks, community banks, credit unions, and other creditors. He practices in both state and federal courts, including the United States bankruptcy court, representing clients as secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and litigation involving commercial transactions. Brandon also assists clients with both commercial and residential real estate foreclosures, replevins, non-judicial repossessions and sales of personal property, liquidation of SBA-guaranteed loans, non-judicial workouts, and the Uniform Commercial Code.

Brandon frequently writes and lectures on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues and the Uniform Commercial Code. He is included in Great Plains Super Lawyers for his work in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and was named Best Lawyers' 2023 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law "Lawyer of the Year" for Omaha.

Professional & Civic Affiliations

  • American Bar Association – Business Section
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Nebraska State Bar Association
  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Omaha Bar Association
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Nebraska Chapter, Vice President, Board of Trustees
  • Institute for Career Advancement Needs, Men’s Leadership Exchange Committee

Selected Practice Highlights

  • Representing primary secured lenders in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases involving, among other things, hotels, apartment complexes, dairies, farms, manufacturing companies, and corn oil and ethanol facilities
  • Representing Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee of large nursing home and assisted living facility
  • Representing secured lenders in Chapter 12 bankruptcy cases involving a variety of farming operations
  • Defending clients against “clawback” actions brought by bankruptcy trustee arising under the bankruptcy code for alleged preferential or fraudulent transfers
  • Representing state court-appointed receiver of manufacturing company and facilitated successful liquidation of company
  • Representing credit union as creditor in individual chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy cases, including seeking relief from stay, obtaining adequate protection, negotiating bankruptcy plan terms, and defending property valuations

Selected Recent Publications

  • “American College of Bankruptcy Circuit Review of Cases,” 2013 (co-author of Eighth Circuit materials)
  • “The Law of Guaranties: A Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Guide to U.S. and Canadian Law,” 2013 (author of Nebraska chapter)
  • “Recent Amendments to UCC Article 9,” May/June 2011 (Nebraska Banker Magazine)
  • “Nebraska Deed of Trust Foreclosures: Bidding Strategies for Lenders and Lawsuits for Deficiencies,” April 2009 (The Nebraska Lawyer Magazine)

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