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Pamela R. Putnam

Counsel

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Pamela Putnam joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2024. She is a part of the Business Litigation practice group where she represents clients in all aspects of financial restructuring and bankruptcy matters.

Pamela has over 15 years of experience representing her clients in all chapters of bankruptcy in Kansas and Western Missouri. She began her career representing debtors seeking relief in consumer bankruptcy cases. In 2018, she transitioned to representing secured and unsecured creditors in consumer and corporate cases. Pamela has assisted these clients in all areas of bankruptcy matters, from filing a simple proof of claim to handling a complex trial regarding valuation. She has also represented corporate Debtors in Chapter 11 cases.

Pamela currently serves on the Attorney Advisory Committee for the Western District of Missouri Bankruptcy Court.

Licensures and Admissions

Missouri

Kansas

U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Professional Affiliations

Kansas Bar Association

Missouri Bar Association

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association

American Bankruptcy Institute

Western Missouri Bankruptcy Court, Attorney Advisory Group

Association of Women Lawyers, Member

Bar Association of Metropolitian St. Louis, Member

Representative Experience

Removed Utility Client as Creditor in Bankruptcy Proceeding Prevailed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri for a client energy utility when a hospital Chapter 11 filing listed the client as a creditor to compel the utility to continue providing gas and electric service. Following an emergency evidentiary hearing, the court agreed the hospital was never a direct customer of the client and thus the Bankruptcy Code provisions did not apply, allowing the client to disconnect service.