Below
is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law in the State of New
York. Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers
are included.
| Neil
Colmenares* | Flushing,
NY |
| James
Donnell* | New
York, NY |
| Glenn
Fjermedal | Rochester,
NY |
| David
Ganje* | Albany,
NY |
| Shannon
Nagle | New
York, NY |
| Michael
O'Connor* | Albany,
NY | | Thomas
Slome | Garden
City, NY | | Richard
Weiskopf | Albany,
NY |
|
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:
| Neil
Colmenares* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology - Flushing, New York Law
School: J.D., St. John's University School of Law - New York City / Queens,
New York | Address: | Law
Offices of Neil E. Colmenares 45-15 Union Street Flushing, NY 11355 Telephone:
(718) 888-3108 Fax: (718) 888-3067 | Practice: |
New York City - County of Queens Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified
in Consumer Bankruptcy New York State Bar - Admitted 2001
|
| Name:
| James
Donnell* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Rice University - Houston, Texas Law School: University
of Texas School of Law - Austin, Texas | Address: |
Winston
& Strawn Law Firm
James Donnell - Attorney at Law 200 Park Avenue New
York, NY 10166 Phone: 212-294-6700 Fax: 212-294-4700 | Practice: |
Manhattan Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Texas
State Bar - Admitted 1986 New York State Bar - Admitted 2006
|
| Name:
| Glenn
Fjermedal | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Colgate University - Hamilton, New York Law School: Albany
Law School - Albany, New York | Address: | Davidson
Fink LLP Glenn M. Fjermedal, Attorney at Law 28 East Main Street Suite
1700 Rochester, NY 14614 Telephone: (585) 546-6448 | Practice: |
Monroe County New York State Bar - Admitted 1990
|
| Name:
| David
Ganje* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: University of South Dakota - Vermillion, South Dakota Law School:
University of South Dakota School of Law - Vermillion, South Dakota | Address: | David
L. Ganje Attorney at Law Two Tower Place Suite 4 Albany, NY 12203 Telephone:
(518) 437-9000 Fax: (518) 437-9115 | Practice: |
Albany County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights South
Dakota State Bar - Admitted 1976 North Dakota State Bar - Admitted 1981 New
York State Bar - Admitted 1990
|
| Name:
| Shannon
Nagle | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts University of Florida - Gainesville,
Florida, Law School: University of Miami School of Law - Coral Gables,
Florida | Address: |
O'Melveny
& Myers Law Firm
Shannon Lowry Nagle , Attorney at Law 7 Times Square Times
Square Tower New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 408-2452 Fax: (212)
326-2061 | Practice: |
Manhattan Georgia State Bar - Admitted 1996 North State Bar - Admitted
Carolina 1993 Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1991
|
| Name:
| Michael
O'Connor* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Merrimack College - North Andover, Massachusetts Graduate Degree:
Trinity College University of Dublin - Dublin, Ireland Law School: Western
New England College School of Law - Springfield, Massachusetts | Address: | O'Connor,
O'Connor, Bresee & First 20 Corporate Woods. Albany, NY 12211 Phone:
(518) 465-0400 Fax: (518) 641-7000 | Practice: |
Albany County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer and Business
Bankruptcy New York State Bar - Admitted 1978
|
| Name:
| Thomas
Slome | Education: | Undergraduate
School: State University of New York at Stony Brook - Stony Brook, New York Law
School: Rutgers School of Law - Camden, New Jersey | Address: | Meyer,
Suozzi, English & Klein. Thomas Slome, Attorney at Law 990 Stewart Avenue Suite
300 Garden City, NY 11530 Telephone: (516) 592-5772 Fax: (516) 741-6706 | Practice: |
Nassau County New York State Bar - Admitted 1984
|
| Name:
| Richard
Weiskopf | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Case Western Reserve University -Cleveland, Ohio Law School:
Albany Law School - Albany, New York | Address: | O'Connell
and Aronowitz, Law Firm Richard H. Weiskopf, Attorney at Law 54 State Street Albany,
NY 12207 Telephone: 518-462-5601 Fax: 518-462-2670 | Practice: |
Albany County New York State Bar - Admitted 1975
|
|
Bankruptcy
Specialist*
Attorneys
listed with an asterisk* (Neil Colmenare, James Donnell,
David Ganje and Michael O'Connor) 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 as well as 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.

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