The attorneys listed below practice bankruptcy law in the State of North Dakota and have offices located in Bismarck. Listed in their short bio is an address, contact number, date of admission to the State Bar and education background.

About Bismarck

       Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is somewhat centrally located in the state and 196 miles west from the City of Fargo. Communities nearby include Lincoln, Mandan, Wilton and Sterling, New Salem and Selfridge.

The Court

       The United States Bankruptcy Court has two courts in North Dakota. One is located in Fargo and the other one is located in Bismarck. The contact information for the Bismarck Court is as follows; Bismarck Bankruptcy Court, Federal Building and Court House, 220 East Rosser Ave., Bismarck ND 58502 / Telephone: (701) 530-2300.

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

Other Attorneys

       There are three pages of Bismarck bankruptcy attorneys (total of 7 attorneys) that are listed in this section.

Bismarck Pages: 1, 2, 3   Edwin W F Dyer Bismarck, ND   Shawn Grinolds       "           "

Attorney Name - Education, Address and Practice

Name: Edwin W F Dyer Education: Undergraduate School: University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Massachusetts Law School: Boston University School of Law - Boston, Massachusetts Address: Dyer & Summers 418 E. Broadway Ave. Suite 246 Bismarck, ND 58501 Telephone: 701.223.2099 Fax: 701.223.4889 Practice: Burleigh County Massachusetts State Bar - Admitted 1974 Montana State Bar - Admitted 1975 South Dakota State Bar - Admitted 1978 North Dakota State Bar - Admitted 1980 Name: Shawn Grinolds Education: Undergraduate School: University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, North Dakota Law School: University of North Dakota School of Law - Grand Forks, North Dakota Address: Bakke Porsborg and Schweigert Shawn A. Grinolds, Attorney 116 N 2nd Street Bismarck, ND 58501 Telephone: (701 )258-0630 Fax: (701) 258-6498 Practice: Burleigh County North Dakota State Bar - Admitted 1996

Strategies for the Debtor

Automatic Stay, - Automatically stops most creditor action against the debtor "Lien-stripping" - Generally available in Chapters 11 and 13, "Use of "Avoiding Powers" - May let the debtor sue creditors and "undo" certain harmful transactions "Race to the Courthouse" - A bankruptcy filing allows assets to be sold by the debtor or trustee, over a reasonable period of time

Written by Jack Garchar