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