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

Craig Christensen* Pocatello, ID John Kurtz Boise, ID James Macdonald Coeur d'Alene, ID Tyler J. McGee Twin Falls, ID   Seth Platts    "       "      "   Jeffrey Wilson* Boise, ID

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 John O. Avery Education: Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah Law School: University of Idaho College of Law - Moscow, Idaho Address: Law Office of John O. Avery 770 S. Woodruff Avenue Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Telephone: 208.524.3020 Fax: 208.524.2051 Practice: Bonneville County Business and consumer bankruptcy Idaho State Bar - Admitted 1985 Name: Craig Christensen* Education: Undergraduate School: Idaho State University - Pocatello, Idaho Law School: University of Idaho - Moscow, Idaho Address: Law Office of Craig W. Christensen 414 South Garfield P.O. Box 130 Pocatello, ID 83204 Telephone: (208) 234-9353 Fax: (208) 234-9357 Practice: Bannock County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Idaho State Bar - Admitted 1977 Name: John Kurtz Education: Undergraduate School: California State University at Northridge - Los Angeles, California Law School: Loyola Law School / Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, California Address: Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley John F. Kurtz, Attorney at Law 877 Main Street Suite 1000 Boise, ID 83702 Phone: (208) 344-6000 Fax: (208) 342-3829 Practice: Ada County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy California State Bar- Admitted 1978 Idaho State Bar- Admitted 1979 Name: James Macdonald Education: Undergraduate School: Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff, Arizona Law School: University of Idaho College of Law - Moscow, Idaho Address: Law Firm of Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Marks & Elliott James S. Macdonald, Attorney at Law 1400 Northwood Center Court, Suite C Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Telephone: 208-667-2900 Fax: 208-667-2150 Practice: Kootenai County Idaho State Bar - Admitted 2005 Name Tyler J. McGee Education: Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah Law School: Pacific McGeorge School of Law - Sacramento, California Address: Roy, Nielson, Barini-García & Platts Tyler J. McGee, Attorney 780 Eastland Drive, Suite 1 Twin Falls, Idaho 83303-0487 Tel. 208.734.4450 Fax 208.734.4452 Practice: Twin Falls County Consumer Bankruptcy Idaho State Bar - Admitted 2009 Name Seth Platts Education: Undergraduate School: University of Idaho - Moscow, Idaho Law School: University of Idaho College of Law - Moscow, Idaho Address: Roy, Nielson, Barini-García & Platts Law Firm Seth C. Platts 780 Eastland Drive, Suite 1 Twin Falls, Idaho 83303-0487 Tel. 208.734.4450 Fax 208.734.4452 Practice: Twin Falls County Consumer bankruptcy Idaho State Bar - Admitted 1996 Name: Jeffrey Wilson* Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: Ohio Northern University College of Law - Ada, Ohio Address: Wilson & McColl Law Office Jeffrey M. Wilson 420 West Washington Street Boise, ID 83701 Phone: 208-345-9100 Fax: 208-384-0442 Practice: Ada County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights Idaho State Bar - Admitted 1974

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk*(Craig Christensen and Jeffrey Wilson) 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