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Kristina Johnson

Kristina Johnson

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Kristina Johnson focuses her practice on bankruptcy and creditors' rights, workouts, receiverships, commercial litigation, and collection matters.

Career

Kristina regularly handles complex commercial bankruptcy litigation in Chapters 11, 7, 9, and 12, and has handled a number of lender class-action adversary proceedings in Chapter 13. Many of her cases involve parallel criminal proceedings.

Kristina has represented secured and unsecured creditors in commercial litigation, commercial bankruptcies and receiverships; buyers of assets in bankruptcy sales; trustees; and unsecured creditors’ committees. She serves currently as Chapter 11 trustee in a complicated commercial bankruptcy case involving parallel federal and international criminal proceedings.

Professional Memberships

American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow; Policy Committee; 5th Circuit’s Distinguished Law Students Committee (2019–2020);

American Board of Certification, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Attorneys, Board Certified (2006); Standards Committee, Board of Directors (2018–present);

American Bankruptcy Institute, Southeast Advisory Board; South Region Development Committee (2015–2016), Chairman (2017–present), 40 Under 40 Steering Committee (2019);

Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors, AIRA Annual Conference, Planning Committee (2018 and 2020);

International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, Member (since 2007); Gulf Coast Network Board of Directors (2017–present); Regional Committee (2017–present);

American Bar Association, Sections of Business Bankruptcy;

The Mississippi Bar

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Mississippi

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Individual Editorial
Kristina Johnson is an expert bankruptcy litigator who maintains a strong creditor-side practice. She regularly acts on matters such as Chapter 11 and 7 filings, as well as adversary proceedings. Her experience also includes serving as trustee.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Kristina Johnson is extremely knowledgeable, responsive and anticipates potential issues.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • She provides the very best client service, high levels of sophistication and understanding of our business and goals.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • Kristina is great to work with - very smart and experienced.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • Kristina Johnson is one of the top bankruptcy lawyers in Mississippi, with a regional and national reputation. She is an outstanding bankruptcy lawyer - very tenacious.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

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