CYNTHIA A. KUNO

Phone: 425.454.3374
Fax: 425.454.0087
Email: ckuno@hansonbaker.com
Legal Assistant: April James - ajames@hansonbaker.com

PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bankruptcy
            Chapter 7, 9, 11, 12
            Creditor Committee Counsel
            Debtor's Counsel for Businesses and Individuals
            Lender and Creditor Representation
            Landlord Representation
            Asset Purchases
            Complex Individual Debt and Discharge Issues
            Marital Dissolution Debt Issues
           
• Creditor Debtor Rights

              Receiverships

              Workouts
              Winddowns

• Appeals

              Bankruptcy, Federal and State Courts

Cynthia's practice emphasizes debtor-creditor law, bankruptcy, workouts and related litigation.  For over twenty years she has created legal solutions for creditors, debtors and other parties involved in financially troubled situations.  Board certified in business bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification, her diverse bankruptcy practice focuses on large and small businesses and complex individual cases in the Northwest, but she has also appeared in federal and bankruptcy courts throughout the country, including the Southern District of New York and Delaware.  Cynthia clerked for Judge Skidmore of the Western District Bankruptcy Court at Tacoma and is an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law.

EDUCATION

J.D., Seattle University School of Law, magna cum laude

      (formerly known as University of Puget Sound School of Law)

      Associate Editor, University of Puget Sound School of Law

      Louis J. Musek Scholarship; Merit Scholarships

B.A., California Polytechinc State University, San Luis Obispo

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Represented Chapter 11 Debtor with over 40 retail locations in several states; negotiated purchase and sales agreements and lease assignments for majority of locations.
• Represented Lender with $500,000 unsecured loan, negotiated workout; recovered assets transferred into remote trusts, collateralized loan, ultimately resulted in payment in full.
• Successfully reorganized Chapter 11 Debtors with over 1000 acres of mixed use land, including, historic golf course, Chapter 11 Plan and claim litigation resulted in 100% payment to Creditors and Debtors' retention of various assets and property interests.
• Obtained appointment of Receiver in shareholder dispute; assisted receiver in selling manufacturing business and commercial real property; Creditors paid in full with surplus paid to shareholders.
• Unsecured Creditors' Committee Counsel: Pierce County Housing Authority Chapter 9 (municipal bankruptcy); worked with mold litigators to acquire Creditor control of all causes of action and insurance related proceeds.

HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION

Nominated for the 2010 ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers & Achievement Award

Named Super Lawyer 2003 - present by Washington Law & Politics
Named a Top Lawyer in Puget Sound in 2008 by Washington CEO Magazine
Rated a top Seattle business lawyer by Seattle Business Monthly (2006)
Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
Rated one of Seattle’s top 152 attorneys by Seattle Magazine (January 2005)
Ranked a Notable Practitioner by Chambers USA

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Current Member – KCBA Pro Bono Committee, the advisory committee for KCBA’s 10 Community Legal Services programs; Member of Training and Mentoring Subcommittee
Two-term Executive Committee Member, Creditor Debtor Law Section
Past Chair King County Bar Association, Creditor Debtor Law Section

Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
Two-term Board Member, Washington Wilderness Coalition

BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS

Washington State Bar Association
United States District Court, Western District of Washington (Seattle)
United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington (Seattle)
United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington (Spokane)

INTERESTS

By backpack or kayak, Cynthia has traveled extensively in wilderness, including Alaska. She enjoys opera, world music and sharing adventures with her family.