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

H. Kent Aguillard* Eunice, LA Douglas Draper New Orleans, LA Curtis Shelton Shreveport, Louisiana Stephen Strohschein* Baton Rouge, LA David Williams* Lake Charles, LA

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: H. Kent Aguillard* Education: Undergraduate School: McNeese State University - Lake Charles, Louisiana Law School: Louisiana State University Law School - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Address: Hoychick & Aguillard Law Offices 141 South 6th Street Eunice, LA 70535 Telephone: (337) 457-9331 Fax: (337) 457-2917 Practice: Acadia and St. Landry Parishes Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Louisiana State Bar - Admitted 1979 Name: Douglas Draper Education: Undergraduate School: Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York Law School: New York University School of Law - (Manhattan) New York City, NY Tulane University Law School - New Orleans, Louisiana Address: Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn 650 Poydras Street Suite 2500 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 299-3300 Fax: (504) 299-3399 Practice: Orleans Parish Louisiana State Bar - Admitted 1975 District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1978 Name: Curtis Shelton Education: Undergraduate School: Northwestern State University - Natchitoches, Louisiana Law School: Paul M. Hebert Law Center / Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana Address: Ayres, Warren, Shelton & Williams Law Firm Regions Tower 333 Texas St. Suite 1400 Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 Telephone: (318) 227-3306 Fax: (318) 227-3980 Practice: Caddo Parish Louisiana State Bar - Admitted 1985 Name: Stephen Strohschein* Education: Undergraduate School: Louisiana State University- Baton Rouge, Louisiana Law School: Paul M. Hebert Law Center / Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana Address: McGlinchey Stafford Law firm Stephen P. Strohschein, Attorney at Law 301 Main Street One American Place 14th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70825 Telephone: (225) 383-9000 Fax: (225) 343-3076 Practice: East Baton Rouge Parish Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Louisiana State Bar - Admitted 1981 Name: David Williams* Education: Undergraduate School: Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana Law School: Paul M. Hebert Law Center / Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana Address: David J. Williams Attorney at Law 827 Pujo Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 Telephone: (337) 494-1023 Fax: (337) 494-1027 Practice: Calcasieu Parish Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Louisiana State Bar - Admitted 1979

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (H. Kent Aguillard, Stephen Strohschein and David Williams) 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