PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
May 29, 2003
CHARLES
E. 'SKETCH' RENDLEN III
APPOINTED
U.S. TRUSTEE FOR
MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Charles E. "Sketch" Rendlen III has been
appointed United States Trustee for Missouri, Nebraska, and
Arkansas (Region 13), it was announced today by Lawrence Friedman,
Director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees.
Rendlen's appointment takes effect June 2, 2003.
"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Sketch Rendlen as
United States Trustee," Friedman stated. "His extensive background
in representing interested parties in bankruptcy cases, as
well as his management experience, will prove invaluable in
this important region."
"I'm looking forward to working for Director Friedman
and leading the talented and dedicated staff in each of Region
13's four offices," Rendlen stated. "It is an honor to serve
under Attorney General Ashcroft and to assist in carrying
out his mandate to eliminate fraud and abuse in the bankruptcy
system."
Immediately before his appointment Rendlen was managing
partner of the Rendlen Law Firm PC of Hannibal, Mo., a general
practice law firm founded in 1901, handling cases in bankruptcy,
real estate, alternative dispute resolution and mediation,
health law, workers' compensation, and other areas. He has
represented trustees, debtors, and creditors in bankruptcy
cases ranging from Chapter 7 liquidations to major Chapter
11 reorganizations. He has also regularly performed pro bono
legal work for Mark Twain Legal Services and Eastern Missouri
Legal Services.
Rendlen is a member of various professional organizations
including the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees,
the Missouri Bar Association's Legal Education Committee,
the Council of Workers' Compensation Committee, the National
School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys, and
the Missouri Bankers Association-Attorneys' Division. He is
also active in local community affairs and has served as an
officer or board member of numerous organizations including,
most recently, Kids' Chance of Missouri, Beth Haven Terrace
Inc., and Rotary Club of Hannibal.
Rendlen received his law degree in 1976 from the
University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., where he also did
graduate work in Economics and Accounting. He received a Bachelor
of Science degree magna cum laude in 1972 from William Jewell
College in Liberty, Mo.
The United States Trustee Program is a component of the
Justice Department that protects the integrity of the bankruptcy
system by overseeing case administration and litigating to
enforce the bankruptcy laws.
The Program has 21 regions and 95 field offices. Region
13 is headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., with additional offices
in St. Louis, Omaha, and Little Rock.
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