SAMUEL M. DRAVER
Associate
CONTACT
PRACTICE AREAS
Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
Bankruptcy/Insolvency Proceedings
Bankruptcy Representation
Borrower Fraud
Business Advice
Business Formation, Transfer & Sales
Commercial Collections
Construction Lien & Bond Enforcement
Contract Drafting, Negotiation and Amendments
Creditors’ Rights
Critical Vendor Motions
Debt Recovery & Enforcement
Debt Restructuring
Employment Law
Foreclosure
Fraudulent Transfer Litigation
Landlord Representation & Eviction
Lender & Financial Transactions
Loan/Lease Restructuring, Workouts & Enforcement
Loan Workouts
Mortgage Default
Preference Litigation
Real Estate Transactions
Receiverships
Regulatory Risk
Replevin, Equipment Recovery & Repossession
Secured & Unsecured Transactions
Samuel M. Draver is an associate attorney in Kohner, Mann, & Kailas’s Business and Financial Services Practice Group, which represents lenders and commercial creditors in a wide variety of matters, including commercial real estate foreclosure, loan workouts, debt recovery and enforcement, proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code and Wisconsin Chapter 128, defense of preferential transfer claims, and equipment recovery and repossession matters.
Prior to joining KMK, Mr. Draver worked at Milwaukee area firms representing employers in worker’s compensation matters, as well as personal injury and labor law, where he focused on achieving cost-effective, practical results for clients where possible, but litigating aggressively when required.
Mr. Draver obtained his Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School, and his undergraduate degree from Marquette University. During law school, Mr. Draver served on the Student Bar Association Executive Board, and interned with the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Bar Admissions
- State of Wisconsin
Education
- Marquette University Law School (2017)
- Marquette Student Bar Association, Public Relations Director
- Jenkins Moot Court Competition: Oral argument finalist, Franz C. Eschweiler Prize for Best Brief
- Marquette University, B.A. in English Literature (2014)
Professional Distinctions/Honors/Awards
- Recognized by Best Lawyers as a member of the class of "Ones to Watch in America" 2025 in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law