Below
is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law in the State of Nevada.
Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers are
included.
| Bruce
Beesley* | Reno,
NV |
| James
Cavila | Carson
City, NV |
| Michele
Eber | Henderson,
NV |
| Terry
V. Leavitt* | Las
Vegas, NV |
| Jeanette
E. McPherson* | Las
Vegas, NV |
| Jennifer
Smith* | Reno,
NV |
|
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:
| Bruce
Beesley* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: University of Nevada - Reno, Nevada Law School: McGeorge
School of Law - Sacramento, California, | Address: | Lewis
and Roca Law Firm Attorney Bruce Thomas Beesley 50 West Liberty St. Suite
410 Reno, NV 89501 Telephone: (775) 823-2900 Fax: (775) 823-2929 | Practice: |
Washoe County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights California
State Bar - Admitted 1978 Nevada State Bar - Admitted 1979
|
| Name:
| James
Cavila | Education: | Undergraduate
School: University of Nevada at Reno - Reno, Nevada Law School: Santa
Clara University School of Law - Santa Clara, California | Address: | Allison,
MacKenzie, Pavlakis, Wright & Fagan, Ltd. James R. Cavilia, Attorney at
Law 402 North Division St. Carson City, NV 89703 Telephone: (775) 687-0202 Fax:
(775) 882-7918 | Practice: |
Carson City Nevada State Bar - Admitted 1990 California State Bar - Admitted
1991
|
| Name:
| Michele
Eber | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Queens College (CUNY) - Flushing, Queens, New York City, Law
School: New York University School of Law - Manhattan, New York City | Address: | Goff,
Douglas and Eber Law Firm 2831 St. Rose Parkway - Suite 225 Henderson, NV
89052 Telephone: (702) 818-1140 Fax: (702) 818-1001 | Practice: |
Clark County Nevada 1986
|
| Name:
| Terry
V. Leavitt* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah Law School: Washington
College of Law / American University - Washington, DC | Address: | Graves
and Leavitt 601 S. 6th Street Las Vegas, NV 89101 Telephone: (702) 385-7444 Fax:
(702) 385-1178 | Practice: |
Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Nevada State
Bar - Admitted 1977
|
| Name:
| Jeanette
E. McPherson* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Capital University - Bexley, Ohio Law School: Capital University
Law School - Columbus, Ohio | Address: | Schwartzer
& McPherson Law Firm 2850 South Jones Blvd. Suite 1 Las Vegas, NV
89146 Telephone: (702) 228-7590 Fax: (702) 892-0122 | Practice: |
Clark County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Nevada
State Bar - Admitted 1994 Ohio State Bar - Admitted 1990
|
| Name:
| Jennifer
Smith* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: McGill University - Montreal Quebec, Canada Arizona State University
- Phoenix, Arizona Law School: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law /
Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona. | Address: | Lionel
Sawyer & Collins Jennifer A. Smith, Attorney at Law 50 W. Liberty Street Suite
1100 Reno, NV 89501 Phone: (775) 788-8624 Fax: (775) 788-8682 | Practice: |
Washoe County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Nevada
State Bar - Admitted 1984
|
|
Bankruptcy
Specialist*
Attorneys
listed with an asterisk* (Bruce Beesley, Terry Leavitt,
Jeanette McPherson and Jennifer Smith) 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
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