Alexandra Sickler

Alexandra Sickler is a Professor of Law at the University of North Dakota School of Law, specializing in bankruptcy law with a focus on Subchapter V, debtor-creditor relations, and consumer financial services. She holds the Archie Unterseher Endowed Professorship.

Her research emphasizes bankruptcy system integrity, including the role of the US Trustee Program and ethical compliance in bankruptcy courts. She contributed to a task force evaluating Subchapter V efficacy, finding it improves creditor outcomes while streamlining small-business reorganization. Recent work critiques the 2024 reversion of Subchapter V debt limits, arguing it disadvantages businesses.

Prof. Sickler advises law students like Katelyn Heley (2025 Eighth Circuit Distinguished Law Student), promoting leadership in agricultural bankruptcy. She has been quoted in Bloomberg Law 5+ times since 2023, addressing topics from student-loan servicer violations to legislative proposals extending bankruptcy thresholds.

• Awards: 2024 American College of Consumer Financial Services Writing Competition Winner
• Recent Activities: Co-authored ABI task force report on Subchapter V (2024), testified on CFPB authority (2023), published in Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal