Atty. Matthew A. Olins
Matthew Olins is chair of Gould & Ratner’s Business Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights Practice and is a member of the Corporate Practice. Matt practices in the areas of business reorganization, commercial finance, creditors’ rights, restructuring and insolvency.
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Matthew A. Olins is a bankruptcy attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Gould & Ratner. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association. Educated at Washington University in St. Louis (J.D., 2001) and Kenyon College (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Matthew Olins is chair of Gould & Ratner’s Business Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights Practice and is a member of the Corporate Practice
- Matt practices in the areas of business reorganization, commercial finance, creditors’ rights, restructuring and insolvency
- Matt represents lenders, special servicers and various types of other creditors in loan workouts, business bankruptcy cases, commercial finance transactions, commercial foreclosures and litigation
- He also represents businesses that are reorganizing or liquidating
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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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