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

Kevin Ahrenholz Waterloo, IA Dan Childers* Cedar Rapids, IA Paul Gandy* Fairfield, IA Taraney Olivencia Des Moines, IA   Joseph Peiffer* Cedar Rapids, IA   James T. Peters Independence, IA   Laura Range Cedar Rapids, IA

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 Kevin Ahrenholz Education: Undergraduate School: Wheaton College - Wheaton, Illinois and American University - Washington D.C. Law School: Marquette University Law School - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Address: Kevin Ahrenholz Attorney at Law 620 Lafayette Suite 300 Waterloo, IA 50703 Telephone: (877) 888-1766 Practice: Black Hawk, Polk, Cerro Gordo, Benton and Linn counties Iowa State Bar - Admitted 1994 Name: Dan Childers* Education: Undergraduate School: Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, Kentucky Law School: University of Iowa College of Law - Iowa City, Iowa Address: Elderkin & Pirnie Attorney Dan Childers* 115 1st Avenue SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Telephone: (319) 362-2137 Fax: (319) 362-1640 Practice: Linn County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Iowa State Bar - Admitted 1982 Name: Paul Gandy* Education: Undergraduate School: Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts Law School: University of Texas School of Law - Austin, Texas Address: Law Offices of Paul D. Gandy 500 North 3rd Street Suite 111 Fairfield, IA 52556 Telephone: (641) 472-7762 Fax: (641) 472-7732 Practice: Jefferson County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Iowa State Bar - Admitted 1987 Name: Taraney Olivencia Education: Undergraduate School: Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa Law School: Drake University Law School - Des Moines, Iowa. Address: Whitfield & Eddy Taraney B. Olivencia, Attorney at Law 317 Sixth Ave. Suite 1200 Des Moines, IA 50309 Telephone: (515) 288-6041 Fax: (515) 246-1474 Practice: Polk County Iowa State Bar - Admitted 2009 Name: Joseph Peiffer* Education: Undergraduate School: Iowa State University of Science and Technology - Ames, Iowa Law School: University of Iowa College of Law Iowa - City, Iowa Address: Day Rettig Peiffer Law Firm 150 1st Avenue NE Suite 415 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Telephone: (319) 365-0437 Fax: (319) 365-5866 Practice: Linn County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1985 Iowa State Bar - Admitted 1982 Name James T. Peters Education: Undergraduate School: Luther College - Decorah, Iowa and American University - Washington, DC Law School: University of Iowa College of Law - Iowa City, Iowa Address: James T. Peters Attorney at Law 309 First Street East Independence, IA 50644 Telephone: 319-334-9992 Fax: 319-334-9993 Practice: Buchanan County Consumer bankruptcy and creditor issues Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1983 Iowa State Bar - Admitted 1983 Name Laura Range Education: Undergraduate School: University of Northern Iowa - Waterloo, Iowa Law School: University of Iowa College of Law - Iowa City, Iowa Address: Laura Range Attorney at Law 222 3rd Ave. SE Suite 299 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Telephone: (877) 888-1766 Practice: Linn, Black Hawk, Polk, Cerro Gordo and Benton counties Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 Iowa State Bar - Admitted 2005

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Dan Childers, Paul Gandy and Joseph Peiffer) 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