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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