Ann K. Chapman

Ann K. Chapman is Special Counsel at Sussman Shank LLP in Portland with nearly forty years of bankruptcy experience. Her practice centers on representing individuals and small businesses in Chapter 7 liquidation and Chapter 13 wage-earner and small-business reorganization cases, with a primary focus on debtors. She guides clients through significant financial problems with an approach built around clear communication, careful case management, and representation tailored to each client’s circumstances and available bankruptcy options.

Ann earned a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, where she finished in the top third of her class, and a B.S. from the University of Minnesota with distinction. Her education supports a long-standing practice in consumer bankruptcy, business restructuring, and debtor-creditor matters. She is admitted to the Oregon State Bar, and her professional background combines debtor representation, bankruptcy advocacy, teaching, writing, and extensive service within the Oregon bankruptcy bar.

Ann has written and spoken extensively on bankruptcy, professionalism, family law intersections, homestead exemptions, foreclosure, and related debtor-creditor issues. Her speaking experience includes programs for the Oregon State Bar, Oregon Law Institute, Northwest Bankruptcy Institute, American Bankruptcy Institute, Multnomah Bar Association, and Willamette University College of Law. She has served in numerous leadership roles within the Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section and has contributed substantial pro bono service through a bankruptcy clinic.

Ann K. Chapman has received sustained professional recognition for bankruptcy work and service to the profession. Her honors include Best Lawyers recognition in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights, Oregon Super Lawyers recognition in consumer bankruptcy, and the William N. Stiles Debtor-Creditor Section Award of Merit. Her decades of debtor representation, teaching, writing, and bar leadership reflect a focused commitment to helping people and small businesses navigate difficult financial circumstances through the bankruptcy system.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Sussman Shank LLP
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Debtor-Creditor Section, Oregon State Bar
• Member, WOMBATS (Women Bankruptcy Attorneys)
• Advisory Board Member, Past Director, Past President, William Mitchell Second Century Society
• Merit Screening Committee Member, Ninth Circuit Executive’s Office
• Volunteer and Mediator, Pro Bono Clinic
• Endowment Committee, Portland Alano Club

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Minnesota
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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