Below is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law in the State of California. Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers are included.

Michael Abril* Bakersfield, CA David Draper San Jose, CA Martin Goldman* Los Angeles, CA Dean Kirby* San Diego, CA Robert Pollak* San Francisco, CA Ronald Sargis* Sacramento, CA   Riley Walter Fresno, CA

Types of Bankruptcy (Business, Consumer and Municipal)

Chapter 7 - Can be filed by individuals, partnerships and corporations. The most common type of bankruptcy filing Chapter 9 - Adjustment of debts of a municipality Chapter 11 - Filed by large and small businesses. Individuals filing Chapter 11, are involved in business in some capacity, either as sole proprietors, or as principals of a corporation or partnership Chapter 12 - Adjustment of debts of a family farmer or fisherman Chapter 13 - Available for individuals only, no corporations or partnerships may file Chapter 15 - Bankruptcy, reorganization and insolvency cases that have assets, debtors, creditors, and other interested parties in multiple countries

Attorney Name - Education, Address and Practice

Name: Michael Abril* Education: Undergraduate School: University of California Davis - Davis, California Law School: University of Southern California - Los Angeles, California Address: Law Firm of Kuhs & Parker Attorney Michael S. Abril 1200 Truxtun Avenue Suite 200 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Telephone: (661) 322-4004 Fax: (661) 322-2906 Practice: Kern County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy California State Bar - Admitted 1986 Name: David Draper Education: Undergraduate School: University of Connecticut - Storrs, Connecticut University of Salzburg - Salzburg, Austria Law School: Gonzaga University School of Law - Spokane, Washington McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific - Sacramento, California Address: Terra Law David B. Draper, Attorney at Law 177 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: (408) 299-1200 Fax: (408) 998-4895 Practice: Santa Clara County California State Bar - Admitted 1983 Name: Martin Goldman* Education: Undergraduate School: California State University Northridge - Los Angeles, California Law School: Loyola Law School / Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, California Address: Law Office of Martin F. Goldman 10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 2240 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Phone: (310) 470-8487 Fax: (310) 474-0653 Practice: Los Angeles County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights California State Bar - Admitted 1970 Name: Dean Kirby* Education: Undergraduate School: University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) - Berkeley, California Address: Kirby & McGuinn, Law Firm 707 Broadway Suite 1750 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: (619) 525-1652 Fax: (619) 525-1651 Practice: San Diego County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights California State Bar - Admitted 1979 Name: Robert Pollak* Education: Undergraduate School: UCLA - Los Angeles, California Law School: University of California, Hastings College of the Law - San Francisco, California Address: Glassberg, Pollak & Associates 425 California Street Suite 850 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 291-8320 Fax: (415) 291-8111 Practice: San Francisco, County Bankruptcy Specialist* Certified in Creditors Rights California State Bar - Admitted 1978 Name: Ronald Sargis* Education: Undergraduate School: Stanford University - Palo Alto, California Law School: McGeorge School of Law / University of the Pacific - Sacramento, California Address: Hefner, Stark & Marois Ronald H. Sargis, Attorney at Law 2150 River Plaza Drive Suite 450 Sacramento, CA 95833 Phone: (916) 925-6620 Fax: (916) 925-1127 Practice: Sacramento County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights California State Bar - Admitted 1982 Name: Riley Walter Education: Undergraduate School: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo, California Law School: Western State University College of Law - Fullerton, California. Address: Law Firm of Walter & Wilhelm 8305 North Fresno Street Suite 400 Fresno, CA 93720 Telephone: (559) 435-9800 Fax: (559) 435-9868 Practice: Fresno, County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy California State Bar - Admitted 1980

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Michael Abril, Martin Goldman, Dean Kirby, Robert Pollak and Ronald Sargis) are specialists in certain areas of bankruptcy law and are certified by the American Board of Certification (ABC), located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. The three areas of certification include the following; Creditors' Rights, Business Bankruptcy and Consumer Bankruptcy. For more information on this subject, please visit the Bankruptcy Specialist section on the web site.

Content written by Jack Garchar