Paulina Garga-Chmiel
Senior Counsel
Always an advocate and often an intermediary, Paulina Garga-Chmiel helps lenders and other businesses enforce loan obligations and recover commercial debts. Clients trust her to keep borrowers honest and hold them to their agreements, and she delivers results by making the other side feel heard and finding common ground.
Paulina’s role extends beyond mere advocacy; she stands as a cornerstone in our Financial Services group, representing commercial lenders, loan servicers, and banks in a variety of litigation and loan enforcement matters. Her practice mainly involves loan workouts, commercial foreclosures, UCC liquidations, breach of contract actions, landlord tenant disputes, bankruptcy and loan restructuring, and complex post judgment collections.
“To me quality client service is key. Good customer service is all about creating a long-lasting relationship with clients built on trust and responsiveness, and providing them with thoughtful legal solutions and quality work product.”
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- Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2013
- DePaul University, B.A., cum laude, 2007
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Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Indiana
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Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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- Recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as a 2021 Notable Rising Star in Law
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- Recognized by Law Bulletin Media as an Illinois Emerging Lawyer 2019-Present
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Chicago Bar Association Financial Institutions Committee, Chair
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Turnaround Management Association, NextGen Committee
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Amicus Poloniae Legal Clinic
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Areas of client focus
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