Steven Klesner
Steve Klesner has been representing consumers in bankruptcy for twenty years. He is a member of the firm Johnston, Stannard, Klesner, Burbidge & Fitzgerald, P.L.C. A native Iowan, Steve graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1990 and has focused on bankruptcy law ever since.
Year Joined Firm
- 2000
Areas of Practice
- Debtor and Creditor Rights
- 100% Bankruptcy
Bar Admissions
- Iowa, 1991
- Illinois, 1991
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D. - 1990
- Honors: With Distinction
- Central College, Pella, Iowa
- B.A. - 1986
Representative Cases
- In re Roberts, 443 B.R. 531, (upheld on appeal May 5, 2011 but not yet published) (Bkrtcy.N.D.Iowa 2010)
- In re Batzkiel, 349 B.R. 581 (Bkrtcy.N.D.Iowa 2006)
- In re Johnston, unpublished (Bankr.N.D. Iowa 2008)
- In re Stetler, 2008 WL 2746878 (Bkrtcy.N.D. Iowa 2008)
- Cumberworth v. U.S. Dept. of Educ., 347 B.R. 652, 212 Ed. Law rep. 328, Bankr.L.Rep.P 80,672 (8th Cir. BAP, Iowa 2006)
- In re Goodfellow, 298 B.R. 358 (Bkrtcy.N.D. Iowa 2003)
- In re Cochran, unpublished (Bankr.S.D. Iowa 2000)

