The Hon. Colleen A. Brown is the Chief Bankruptcy Judge for United States Bankruptcy Court in Rutland, Vermont. Judge Brown received her law degree from Buffalo Law School in New York and her undergraduate degree at Colgate University.

Attorney Name - Education, Address and Practice

Name Hon. Colleen A. Brown Education: Undergraduate School: Colgate University - Hamilton, New York Law School: University at Buffalo Law School State University of New York (SUNY) - Buffalo, New York Address: Chief Bankruptcy Judge Honorable Colleen Anne Brown U.S. Bankruptcy Court U.S. Post Office and Courthouse 151 West Street Room 202 Rutland, VT Telephone: (802) 776-2000 Fax: (802) 776-2020 Practice: Chief Bankruptcy Judge - United States Bankruptcy Court / District of Vermont New York State Bar - Admitted 1984

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