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

Mark Abrams* Chicago, IL Donald Barnett Belleville, IL Charles Curtis St. Charles, IL Harold Kaplan Chicago, IL Bruce Smith* Evansville, IL Pamela Wilcox* Galesburg, IL

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: Mark Abrams* Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: University of Southern California Law School - Los Angeles, California Address: Abrams & Abrams Law Firm 180 West Washington Street Suite 910 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: (312) 641-6111 Fax: (312) 641-6317 Practice: Cook and DuPage County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights California State Bar - Admitted 1987 Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1991 Name: Donald Barnett Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: Southern Illinois University School of Law - Carbondale, Illinois Address: Law firm of Dixon & Johnston Donald Barnett 101 West Main Street Belleville, IL 62220 Telephone: (877) 895-3516 Fax: (618) 233-9368 Practice: St. Clair County Illinois State Bar - Admitted 2002 Name: Charles Curtis Education: Undergraduate School: Knox College - Galesburg, Illinois Valparaiso Law School: University School of Law - Valparaiso, Indiana Address: Smith Amundsen Law Firm Charles R. Curtis, Attorney at Law 3815 East Main St. Suite A-1 St. Charles, IL 60174 Telephone: 630-587-7910 Fax: 630-587-7960 Practice: DuPage County / Kane County Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1995 Name: Harold Kaplan Education: Undergraduate School: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin Law School: University of Chicago Law School - Chicago, Illinois Address: Foley & Lardner Law firm Harold L. Kaplan Attorney at Law 321 North Clark, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60610 Telephone: 312.832.4393 Fax: 312-832-4700 Practice: Cook County New York State Bar - Admitted 1976 Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1979 Name: Bruce Smith* Education: Undergraduate School: Indiana State University - Terre Haute, Indiana Law School: Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington, Indiana Address: Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald & Hahn Bruce A. Smith, Attorney at Law 20 NW 4th Street Evansville, IL 47704 Telephone: (812) 452-3502 Fax: (812) 421-4936 Practice: Randolph County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Indiana State Bar - Admitted 1976 Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1984 Name: Nancy Peterman* Education: Undergraduate School: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan Law School: University of Michigan Law School - Ann Arbor, Michigan Address: Law Firm of Greenberg Traurig Nancy A. Peterman, Attorney at Law 77 West Wacker Drive Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: (312) 456-8410 Fax: (312) 456-8435 Practice: Cook County Bankruptcy Specialist* Certified in Business Bankruptcy Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1991 Name: Pamela Wilcox* Education: Undergraduate School: Illinois State University - Normal, Illinois Law School: Dedman School of Law / Southern Methodist University - Dallas, Texas. Address: Robertson, Wilcox & Statham, P.C. 139 S. Cherry Street Galesburg, IL 61401 Phone: 309-341-6034 Fax: 309-343-7500 Practice: Knox County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1989

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Mark Abrams, Nancy Peterman and Pamela Wilcox) 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.

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