Katherine A. Nixon

Katherine has experience reviewing filings for compliance with the Bankruptcy Code and the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

Katherine’s practice focuses on corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. She works diligently to understand clients’ specific financial concerns and to strategize the most effective and efficient way to resolve those concerns. Prior to joining Fredrikson, Katherine clerked for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Minnesota.

• Represented individual Chapter 7 debtors pro bono
• Participated in three, four-week-long civil jury trials in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2021, cum laude
• St. Edward’s University, B.A., 2017, summa cum laude

Admissions

• Minnesota, 2021
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2022
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, 2022

Clerkships

• Law Clerk, Honorable William J. Fisher, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, 2021-2023

• Kent Wennerstrom Award, University of Minnesota Law School, 2021
• Law in Practice: Best Performance in Legal Writing, University of Minnesota Law School, 2019
   

Professional Activities

• University of Minnesota Law School, Adjunct Professor, Law in Practice, 2022-2024
• University of Minnesota Law School, Bankruptcy Clinic Director, 2020-2021
• Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, Managing Editor, 2020-2021
• Turnaround Management Association, Member
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
• American Bankruptcy Institute, Member