Professional Experience:
John Leary works with clients in the areas of finance and creditors' rights, business counseling, transactions, and commercial law. His practice includes:

• Representation of lenders in complex loan reviews, workouts, collections and bankruptcies.
• Representation of lenders, borrowers, and participants in negotiating financing including secured, unsecured, senior and subordinated debt.
• Counseling business entities at all stages in their development (including formation, growth, and exit strategies).
• Representing purchasers and sellers in stock and asset acquisitions.
• Drafting purchase and sale agreements for purchasers of goods and services.

Education:
B.A., University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (1985)
J.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison (1988)
M.B.A. International Business, University of Wisconsin – Madison (1991)

Admitted to Practice:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Bar Associations:
American Bar Association

Section Member: Business Law; International Law

State Bar of Wisconsin

Section Member: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Law Office Management

Civic Activities:
L.E. Phillips Senior Center, Inc., Vice President (2007), President (2008 -

2009), Board

Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce Leadership Eau Claire Program, Past Chair
Chippewa Valley Flyers Hockey Club, President, Treasurer
Center Ice Club Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors

Eau Claire Youth Hockey, Board of Directors and Secretary, Chair of

          Development Committee, Coach

Little League Baseball, Coach