Below is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law Wilmington, Delaware. Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers are included.

Stuart Brown* Wilmington, DE William Jaworski Dover, DE Christopher Loizides* Wilmington, DE Michael Lastowski* Wilmington, DE   Norman Pernick Wilmington, DE   Ronald D. Smith Dover, DE

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: Stuart Brown* Education: Undergraduate School: Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts Law School: Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Address: Law Offices of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Stuart M. Brown, Attorney at Law 919 N. Market Street Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 777-7770 Fax: (302) 777-7263 Practice: New Castle County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Delaware State Bar - Admitted 2001 Pennsylvania State Bar - Admitted 1988 New Jersey State Bar - Admitted 1988 Name William Jaworski Education: Undergraduate School: Hamilton College - Clinton, NY Law School: Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law - Ada, Ohio Address: Law Office of William F. Jaworski 1274 South Governors Avenue Dover, DE 19904 Telephone (302) 730-8511 Fax (302) 658-5731 Practice: Kent County, Chapter 7, Chapter 13 New Jersey State Bar - Admitted 1992 Pennsylvania State Bar - Admitted 1992 Delaware State Bar - Admitted 1992 Name: Michael Lastowski* Education: Undergraduate School: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island Law School: University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Address: Duane Morris LLP 1100 North Market Street Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 657-4942 Fax: (302) 657-4901 Practice: New Castle County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Pennsylvania 1980 Delaware 2000 New York 2004 Name: Christopher Loizides* Education: Undergraduate School: Yale College - New Haven, Connecticut Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Address: Christopher D. Loizides Attorney at Law 1225 King Street Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801 Telephone: (302) 654-0248 Fax: (302) 654-0728 Practice: New Castle County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Pennsylvania State Bar - Admitted 1991 New Jersey State Bar - Admitted 1992 New York State Bar - Admitted 1993 District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1994 Delaware State Bar - Admitted 2000 Name: Norman Pernick Education: Undergraduate School: Brandeis University - Waltham, Massachusetts Law School: George Washington University - Washington, DC Address: Law Firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard Norman L. Pernick, Attorney at Law 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1410 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Telephone: (302) 295-4829 Fax: (302) 652-3117 Practice: New Castle County Delaware 1985 Name Ronald D. Smith Education: Undergraduate School: University of Delaware - Newark, Delaware Law School: Widener University School of Law - Wilmington, Delaware Address: Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & Fisher 225 South State Street Dover, DE 19901 Telephone: (302) 734-7401 Fax: (302) 734-5532 Practice: Kent County, Reorganizations, consumer and corporate bankruptcy Delaware State Bar - Admitted 1979

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Stuart Brown, Christopher Loizides and Michael Lastowski) 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