OUtstanding Alumni: Patrick Jones

Patrick Jones '96

Patrick Jones Joins Greensfelder’s Growing Chicago Office

Patrick has a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. 

The law firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. is pleased to announce that Patrick M. Jones has joined the firm’s Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group as an officer in the firm’s growing Chicago office.

The firm’s Chicago office has grown steadily over the last four years with the addition of lawyers and the expansion of service offerings and practice areas to enhance the firm’s Chicago presence and meet growing client needs. The office also relocated to new, larger office space in 2011 to accommodate the expansion.

“We are thrilled to have Patrick join our Chicago office to help us continue to enhance and expand the breadth and scope of our service offerings in the Chicago market,” said Chicago Managing Officer John R.F. Baer. “Patrick is a highly experienced attorney and a leader in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and we know he will be an outstanding asset for our clients in this vital practice area.”

  

Patrick said, “I am grateful for the opportunity to join Greensfelder’s expanding Chicago office. I also look forward to working with the growing roster of attorneys in Chicago to provide our clients with the exemplary service that they expect from Greensfelder and to help them achieve their business goals.”

Patrick comes to Greensfelder from the Chicago office of SmithAmundsen LLC, where he was a partner. Previously he was a partner at an AmLaw 100 law firm and also acted as outside bankruptcy counsel for a national insurance company. As lead counsel, he has represented bankruptcy trustees and creditors’ committees cases involving multi-million dollar claims of fraud and breaches of fiduciary duties.

Patrick focuses his practice on corporate restructuring, creditors’ rights, and insolvency-related commercial litigation. He represents debtors, secured lenders, creditors’ committees, and individual creditors. In 2010, Mr. Jones advised a specialty bakery in its successful Chapter 11 reorganization, restructuring its debt and ownership structure, and significantly improving its profitability. He also has represented a commercial real estate developer in successful negotiations with multiple lenders, resulting in the orderly wind down of more than 50 projects in various stages of completion and profitability.

Congratulations on the advancement, Patrick!  We're proud to call you a Sooner!