Areas of Concentration

Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring

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Experience

Ms. Cruickshank was formerly with the Office of the United States Trustee, United States Department of Justice for the Districts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, and was the Assistant United States Trustee for the San Jose Office of the United States Trustee for the Northern District of California. Prior to her 10 years of service with the Department of Justice, Ms. Cruickshank represented debtors and creditors in bankruptcy matters. Ms. Cruickshank served as a law clerk for the United States Trustee for the District of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island from 1985-1987.

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Representative Engagements

• Lead associate representing publicly-held corporations in their Chapter 11 proceedings and successful reorganizations, both in Massachusetts and Delaware.
• Serves as counsel to Chapter 7 trustee in a variety of corporate and individual Chapter 7 cases.

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Education

• Brown University, B.S., 1984
• Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1987

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Bar and Court Admissions

• Massachusetts

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Professional Involvement

• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Boston Bar Association

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Speeches

• Ms. Cruickshank is a regular speaker at continuing legal education seminars, including those sponsored by the Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Worcester County Bar Association, the Hamden County Bar Association, and the United States Trustee program.

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Recent Publications

• Author of September 2005 article in Banker & Tradesman on the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.

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