Three attorneys, (Robert Cone, John Compton and Alecia Compton) practice bankruptcy law in South Carolina with offices in the City of Greenwood. A brief bio of each attorney is located further below.

About Greenwood

       This city is the county seat of Greenwood County and located 81 miles from the South Carolina state capital, Columbia. Communities near Greenwood and easy driving to the law offices include Clinton, Anderson, Belton, Coronaca, Antreville, Elberton and McCormick.

The Court

       The Greenville-Spartanburg Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court / South Carolina District is located in the City of Spartanburg and serves Greenwood County as well as the adjacent counties of Laurens, McCormick and Abbeville. The adjacent Edgefield, Saluda and Newberry counties are served by Columbia Division of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Court. The address of the Spartanburg Court is the Donald S. Russell Courthouse, 201 Magnolia Street in Spartanburg. Contact the main office of the court in Columbia at (803) 765-5436 for any inquiries.

       The 341 creditors meeting is also located in Downtown Spartanburg at the Donald S. Russell Courthouse. Call the Trustees Office at (803) 765-5250 for more information.

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 Alecia Compton Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law - Columbia, South Carolina Address: Compton Law Firm Atty. Alecia Tate Compton 212 Grace St. Greenwood, SC 29649 Telephone: (864) 942-0518 Fax: (864) 942-0815 Practice: Greenwood County South Carolina State Bar - Admitted 1992 Name John Compton Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: Walter F. George School of Law / Mercer University - Macon, Georgia Address: Compton Law Firm John DeVore Compton III 212 Grace St. Greenwood, SC 29649 Telephone: (864) 942-0518 Fax: (864) 942-0815 Practice: Greenwood County South Carolina State Bar - Admitted 1990 Name Robert Cone Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law - Columbia, South Carolina Address: Robert Wallis Cone Attorney at Law P.O. Box 828 Greenwood, SC 29648 Telephone: (864) 223-7500 Fax: (864) 323-0445 Practice: Greenwood County South Carolina State Bar - Admitted 1998

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Written by Jack Garchar