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

Patricia Antonelli* Providence, RI Brett Edmunds Pawtucket, RI Stacy B. Ferrara Conventry, RI   Lisa A. Geremia East Greenwich, RI   Matthew McGowan* Providence, RI   Charles A. Pisaturo Providence, RI

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: Patricia Antonelli * Education: Undergraduate School: Boston College - Boston, Massachusetts Law School: Suffolk University Law School - Boston, Massachusetts Address: Law Offices of Partridge Snow & Hahn 180 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 Telephone: (401) 861-8200 Fax: (401) 861-8210 Practice: Providence County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights Massachusetts State Bar - Admitted 1989 Rhode Island State Bar - Admitted 1991 Name John Boyajian Education: Undergraduate School: Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts Undergraduate School: University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Massachusetts Law School: Boston College Law School - Newton, Massachusetts. Address: Boyajian, Harrington & Richardson Law Firm 182 Waterman Street Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Telephone: (401) 273-9600 Fax: (401) 273-9605 Practice: Providence County Chapter 13 Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court / District of Rhode Island Massachusetts State Bar - Admitted 1972 Rhode Island State Bar - Admitted 1972 Name: Brett Edmunds Education: Undergraduate School: Wheaton College - Norton, Massachusetts Law School: Roger Williams University School of Law - Bristol, Rhode Island Address: Shechtman Halperin & Savage Brett H. Edmunds, Attorney at Law 1080 Main Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 Telephone: (401) 272-1400 Fax: (401) 272-1403 Practice: Providence County Rhode Island State Bar - Admitted 2008 Name Stacy B. Ferrara Education: Undergraduate School: University of Rhode Island - Kingston, Rhode Island Law School: Boston Western New England College School of Law - Springfield, Massachusetts Address: Law Office of Stacy Bettez-Ferrara 505 Tiogue Avenue Suite B Conventry, RI 02816 Telephone: (401) 823-7991 Fax: (401) 823-4040 Practice: Providence County Chapter 13 Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court / District of Rhode Island creditor/debtor rights Massachusetts State Bar - Admitted 1972 Rhode Island State Bar - Admitted 1972 Name Lisa A. Geremia Education: Undergraduate School: Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Geneva, New York Law School: Roger Williams University School of Law - Bristol, Rhode Island Address: Geremia & DeMarco Law Firm Village on Vine 620 Main Street CU 3A, East Greenwich, RI 02818 Telephone: (401) 885-1444 Fax: (401) 471-6283 Practice: Kent County Chapter 7 Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court / District of Rhode Island Rhode Island State Bar - Admitted 1996 Name: Matthew McGowan* Education: Undergraduate School: University of Rhode Island - Kingston, Rhode Island Law School: Columbus School of Law / Catholic University of America - Washington DC Address: Salter McGowan Sylvia & Leonard 321 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 Telephone: (401) 274-0300 Fax: (401) 453-0073 Practice: Providence County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Rhode Island State Bar - Admitted 1982 Name Charles A. Pisaturo, Jr. Education: Undergraduate School: University of Rhode Island - Kingston, Rhode Island Law School: Suffolk University Law School - Boston, Massachusetts Address: Charles A. Pisaturo Attorney at Law 1055 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Telephone: (401) 274-3800 Fax: (401) 751-6786 Practice: Providence County Chapter 7 Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court / District of Rhode Island Debtor and creditor/ rights Rhode Island State Bar - Admitted 1991 Massachusetts State Bar - Admitted 1998

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Patricia Antonell and Matthew McGowan) are specialists in certain areas of bankruptcy law and are certified by the American Board of Certification (ABC), located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The ABC is 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