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

Todd Almassian* Grand Rapids, MI Laura Eisele* Southfield, MI Robert Peurach* Detroit, MI Gary Rogers Lansing, MI Robert Skilton* Grand Rapids, MI

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: Todd Almassian* Education: Undergraduate School: Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan Law School: University of Detroit Mercy School of Law - Detroit, Michigan Address: Keller & Almassian Law Offices 2810 East Beltline Lane NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Telephone: (616) 364-2100 Fax: (616) 364-2200 Practice: Kent County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Michigan State Bar - Admitted 1996 Name: Laura Eisele* Education: Undergraduate School: Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan Law School: Wayne State University Law School - Detroit, Michigan Address: AlixPartners Laura J. Eisele , Attorney at Law 2000 Town Center Suite 2400 Southfield, MI 48075 Telephone: (248) 204-0675 Practice: Oakland County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Michigan State Bar - Admitted 1989 Name: Robert Peurach* Education: Undergraduate School: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan Law School: University of Detroit Law School - Detroit, Michigan Wayne State University Law School - Detroit, Michigan Address: Dakmak Peurach Law Firm 615 Griswold Suite 600 Detroit, MI 48226 Telephone: (313) 964-0800 Fax: (313) 964-0581 Practice: Wayne County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Michigan State Bar - Admitted 1982 Name: Gary Rogers Education: Undergraduate School: Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan Law School: Wayne State University Law School - Detroit, Michigan Address: Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap Law Firm Gary C. Rogers, Attorney at Law 124 West Allegan St. Suite 1000 Lansing, MI 48933 Telephone: (517) 377-0828 Fax: (517) 482-0887 Practice: Counties of Eaton and Ingham Michigan State Bar - Admitted 1978 Name: Robert Skilton* Education: Undergraduate School: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin Law School: University of Wisconsin Law School - Madison, Wisconsin Address: Warner Norcross & Judd Robert H. Skilton, Attorney at Law 111 Lyon Street NW, Suite 900 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Telephone: (616) 752-2119 Fax: (616) 222-2119 Practice: Kent County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Wisconsin State Bar - Admitted 1966 Michigan, State Bar - Admitted 1971 Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1991

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Todd Almassian, Laura Eisele, Robert Peurach and Robert Skilton)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