Below
is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law in the State of Tennessee.
Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers are
included.
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Lawrence
Ahern*
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Nashville,
TN
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Steven
Crawford*
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Knoxville,
TN
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Joseph
A. Livesay
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Memphis,
TN
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James
McKoon
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Chattanooga,
TN
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Marcelle
Nia
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Memphis
TN
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Mark
Young*
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Hixson,
TN
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Types
of Bankruptcy (Business, Consumer and Municipal)
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- 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
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Attorney
Name - Education, Address and Practice
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| Name:
| Lawrence
Ahern* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee Law School: Vanderbilt
Law School - Nashville, Tennessee | Address: | Burr
& Forman LLP Attorney Lawrence R. Ahern III 700 Two American Center 3102
West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 Telephone: (615) 724-3210 Fax: (615)
724-3310 | Practice: |
Davidson County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Tennessee
State Bar - Admitted 1972
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| Name:
| Steven
Crawford* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Arkansas State University - Jonesboro, Arkansas Law School:
Southern Methodist University School of Law - Dallas, Texas | Address: | Clark
& Washington Steven F. Crawford, Attorney at Law 2606 Greenway Drive,
Suite 105 640 North Building Knoxville, TN 37918 Telephone: (865) 281-8084 Fax:
(865) 862-8799 | Practice: |
Knox County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Texas
State Bar - Admitted 1997 Tennessee State Bar - Admitted 1998
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Name
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Joseph
A. Livesay, Sr. |
Education: |
Undergraduate School: Middle Tennessee State University
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Law School: Memphis State University School of Law
- Memphis, Tennessee |
Address: |
Joseph
A. Livesay, Sr.
Attorney at Law
239 Adams Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Telephone: (901) 730-6012
Fax: (901) 525-0290 |
Practice: |
Shelby County
Consumer and business bankruptcy
Tennessee State Bar - Admitted 1975
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| Name:
| James
McKoon | Education: | Undergraduate
School: University of Georgia - Athens, Georgia Law School: University
of Georgia School of Law - Athens, Georgia | Address: | McKoon,
Williams & Haun Law Firm 1300 Republic Centre 633 Chestnut St. Chattanooga,
TN 37450 Telephone: (423) 756-6400 Fax: (423) 756-8600 | Practice: |
Hamilton County Georgia State Bar - Admitted 1981 Tennessee State Bar -
Admitted 1981
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Name
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Marcelle
Nia |
Education: |
Undergraduate School: Rhodes College - Memphis, Tennessee
Law School: University of Memphis School of Law -
Memphis, Tennessee |
Address: |
Jimmy
E. McElroy & Associates
Marcelle Zarshenas Nia, Attorney
3780 South Mendenhall Road
Memphis TN 38115
Telephone: 901-363-7283
Fax: 901-794- 4335 |
Practice: |
Shelby County
Tennessee State Bar - Admitted 1987
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| Name:
| Mark
Young* | Education: | Undergraduate
School: Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, Tennessee Law
School: University of Tennessee College of Law - Knoxville, Tennessee | Address: | Mark
T. Young & Associates 2121 Hamill Road Hixson, TN 37343 Telephone:
423-870-5225 Fax: 423-877-0363 | Practice: |
Hamilton County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Tennessee
State Bar - Admitted 1977
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Bankruptcy
Specialist*
Attorneys
listed with an asterisk* (Lawrence Ahern, Steven Crawford
and Mark Young) 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.
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written by Jack
Garchar
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