Overview
Douglas C. Giese is a partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, where he is a key member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes Practice Group, as well as the Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group. With extensive experience in general civil litigation in both state and federal courts, Douglas focuses on resolving complex business disputes, particularly in the areas of creditors’ rights, mortgage foreclosure, mechanics’ lien enforcement, and post-judgment enforcement. He is highly skilled in obtaining and enforcing judgments, ensuring that his client’s legal victories translate into tangible results.
- Illinois Creditors Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors
- Chair, Technology Committee
- Member, Education Committee
- Chicago Bar Association
- National Creditors Bar Association
- “Obligations of a Dissolved Corporation Versus a Dissolved LLC,” ISBA Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2023
- “Chapter 4 – Equitable Remedies,” Creditors’ Rights, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2022
- “Chapter 6 – Claims and Remedies Against Defunct Corporations, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations,” Creditors’ Rights, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2022
- “Court Limits Right of Dissolved Corporation to File Suit,” Querrey & Harrow Newsletter, June 2013
- “Is There Such a Thing As a Quiet Siren?,” Querrey & Harrow Newsletter, November 2012
- “7-Year Statute of Limitations begins to run from Date Judgment Creditor Received a Right to Pursue Recovery” Lake County Bar Association Debtor-Creditor Committee Meeting – Lake County, June 2023
- “Contracts, Contracts, Contracts,” Illinois Creditors Bar Association, Spring 2023
- “Fraudulent Conveyances – Everything You Need to Know,” Illinois Creditors Bar Association Spring, 2020
- “Current State of Relief Under 2-1401,” Illinois Creditors Bar Association Brown-Bag Lunch Series Presentation, June 2019
