Alert 03.10.26
Bankruptcy Court Awards $2.5 Million in Mandatory Indemnification to Director Against Chapter 7 Estate
A director who defeats a trustee’s fiduciary duty claims can obtain an indemnification award by way of post-judgment motion.
Joshua Stenhjem focuses his practice on insolvency and restructuring. Before joining Pillsbury, Joshua served as judicial clerk to the Hon. Christopher B. Latham, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California.
During law school, Joshua externed for the Hon. Mark R. Colombell of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and Chief Bankruptcy Judge Shon Hastings of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota. He also served as Executive Editor for the University of Richmond Law Review.
Professional Highlights
- Awarded the Excellence in Legal Scholarship Award by the Richmond Law faculty.
- Served as Executive Editor for the University of Richmond Law Review.
- Earned CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Federal Income Taxation, Payment Systems, Property, Secured Transactions, and Securities Regulation.
Education
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J.D., University of Richmond School of Law, 2023
summa cum laude, Order of the CoifB.A./B.S., Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2017
summa cum laude
Admissions
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North Dakota
Texas
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Clerkships
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Law Clerk to the Hon. Chief Judge Christopher B. Latham, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
Judicial Intern to the Hon. Mark R. Colombell, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Judicial Intern to the Hon. Alice R. Senechal, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Judicial Intern to the Hon. Chief Judge Shon Hastings, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota