In Prosperity, Attorney Herman Richardson is licensed to practice bankruptcy law in South Carolina, and has his law practice located in this city. His education, location of practice and contact numbers are listed further down the page.

About Prosperity

       Prosperity is located in Newberry County and approximately 35 miles (driving distance) from the South Carolina state capital, Columbia. Communities near the town of Prosperity and easy driving to the listed law office include Irmo, Chapin, Lexington, Newberry, West Columbia and Batesburg-Leesville.

The Court

       The City of Prosperity and the County of Newberry as well as the adjacent counties of Saluda, Lexington, Richland and Fairfield are served by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the City of Columbia. The telephone number is (803) 765-5436.

       The adjacent counties of Laurens, Union and Greenwood that are west of Newberry, are served by the Spartanburg Division of the Bankruptcy Court. View the Spartanburg page for more information.

       Meeting of the creditors (341 meetings) are held by the Dept. of Justice Trustees Program and located in the City of Columbia at the Office of the United States Trustee, 1835 Assembly Street in Room #557. The phone number is (803) 765-5250.

Attorney Name - Education, Address and Practice

Name Herman Richardson Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law - Columbia, South Carolina Address: Herman F. Richardson, Jr. Attorney at Law 119 Brown Street Prosperity, SC 29127 Telephone: (803) 364-1400 Fax: (253) 736-7435 Practice: Newberry County South Carolina State Bar - Admitted 1974

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

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Written by Jack Garchar