Real Estate Full Time

Chrystal M. Donnell (U.S. Citizen)

***** **** ****** **, ***** Michael, MN 55376, Phone: 952-***-****, email:

*********@***.***

Education

****-**** ********** ** ****-Iowa City, Iowa

B.A. in Political 52240

Science (5/1999),

with Distinction

and Honors

Dean's List, Phi

Beta Kappa (3.8 GPA

(top 5%))

1999-2002 University of Iowa-Iowa City, Iowa

J.D. (5/2002), 55240

Law Opportunity

Fellow

American Bankruptcy

Institute's

Medal of Excellence

Winner

(77.75 out of 92

GPA (top 16%))

Experience

8/2002-8/2004 Judge Robert Kressel, U.S.

Full time Law Clerk Bankruptcy Court District of

(Grade JS 12) Minnesota, 8W US Courthouse 300

South Fourth Street, Chief Judge of

the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for

the 8th Circuit

. Researched legal issues; prepared memoranda and

drafted judicial opinions.

8/2004-11/2008 Faegre & Benson LLP-2200 Wells Fargo

Full time Associate Center

90 South Seventh Street,

Minneapolis, MN

Finance and Restructuring Group

. Negotiated, documented and closed complex commercial

finance transactions, including ISDA interest rate

swap agreements, asset-based and cash flow

financings, secured and unsecured, on behalf of

senior and subordinated lenders.

. Negotiated, documented and closed real estate

transactions associated with mortgage-based secured

financings.

. Drafted true sale, true participation, substantive

consolidation, due authorization and enforceability

legal opinions.

. Managed and coordinated a team of four attorneys

(myself included) responsible for litigating 250+

bankruptcy preference action cases on behalf of the

liquidating trustee in the Distribution Dynamics,

Inc. bankruptcy case.

. Represented clients, both in and out of court

nationally and locally, in matters related to

business reorganizations, bankruptcies and creditors'

rights, which included the preparation of various

agreements, motions, responses, objections,

discovery, and other legal memoranda.

. Advised clients regarding issues related to

creditors' rights, asset protection mechanisms,

lending institution regulations and compliance laws.

11/2008-2/2010 AgStar Financial Services, ACA-1921

Full time Attorney Premiere Drive, Mankato, MN 56001

. Worked with outside counsel and advised the

organization internally on secured loan transactions

in which the organization acted as a senior lender,

as well as bankruptcies in which the organization was

a secured creditor.

. Advised the organization regarding issues related to

state regulatory laws, Farm Credit Administration

regulations and compliance laws, as well as Federal

and State labor laws.

. Negotiated various contracts in which the

organization was a party.

. Drafted and filed comments to the Farm Credit

Administration's proposed rules.

3/2010-Present Bernick Lifson, P.A.

Full time Attorney Plymouth, MN

. Leading bankruptcy counsel for the law firm, with an

emphasis on creditors' rights.

. Represented creditors in court proceedings to recover

collateral and collect debts.

Associations Minnesota State Bar Association

Admitted Minnesota (State), U.S. District Court for the District

of MN (Federal), license expires 1/1/2012.

Publications

"Buy it Cheap, Buy it Right: Purchasing Assets out of

Bankruptcy" Bloomberg Corp L.J. Vol. 1, Issue 3 (Summer

2006).

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