Below is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law in the District of Columbia (Washington DC). Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers are included.

Harris Ammerman Washington, DC Joseph M. Goldberg        "          " Guy Neal        "          " Paul Pearlstein*        "          "   Jeffrey Rubin        "          "   Roger E. Smith        "          "   Andrew Zimmitti        "          "

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 Harris S. Ammerman Education: Undergraduate School: Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduate School: Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Law School: George Washington University Law School - Washington D.C. Address: Ammerman & Goldberg Atty. Harris S. Ammerman 1115 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, D.C., 20005 Telephone: 202-559-1428 Fax: 202-638-5858 Practice: Washington DC Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Pennsylvania State Bar - Admitted 1972 District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1974 Maryland State Bar - Admitted 1978 Name Joseph M. Goldberg Education: Undergraduate School: Franklin & Marshall College- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Law School: Georgetown University Law Center- Washington D.C. Address: Ammerman & Goldberg Atty. Joseph M. Goldberg 1115 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, D.C., 20005 Telephone: 202-559-1428 Fax: 202-638-5858 Practice: Washington D.C. Foreclosures, Chapter 7, Chapter 13 Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1981 District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1980 Name Guy S. Neal Education: Undergraduate School: College of William and Mary - Williamsburg, Virginia. Law School: Georgetown University Law Center - Washington, D.C Address: Sidley Austin Law Firm Guy S. Neal 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: 202.736.8041 Fax: 202.736.8711 Practice: Washington D.C. Chapter 11 business bankruptcies Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1993 District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1994 Maryland State Bar - Admitted 1995 Name: Paul D. Pearlstein* Education: Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Law School: University of Virginia School of Law - Charlottesville, Virginia Address: Paul D. Pearlstein Attorney at Law 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. Suite 205 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 223-5848 Fax: (202) 223-8737 Practice: Washington DC Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Maryland State Bar - Admitted 1998 District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1963 Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1992 Name: Jeffrey Rubin Education: Undergraduate School: George Washington University - Washington, D.C. Law School: Georgetown University - Georgetown, Washington D.C. and Syracuse University College of Law - Syracuse, New York Address: Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker Jeffrey W. Rubin, Attorney at La West Tower Suite 500 1100 New York Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 872-0400 Practice: Washington, DC District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1980 Maryland State Bar - Admitted 1986 Name: Roger Smith Education: Undergraduate School: Kalamazoo College - Kalamazoo, Michigan Law School: Northern Illinois University College of Law - DeKalb, Illinois Address: Schiff Hardin LLP Roger E. Smith, Attorney at Law 1666 K Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 778-6400 Fax: (202)778-6460 Practice: Washington DC Illinois State Bar - Admitted 1985, District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 2005 Name: Andrew Zimmitti Education: Undergraduate School: University of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois Law School: Georgetown University Law Center - Georgetown, Washington D.C. Address: Patton Boggs Law Firm Andrew Zimmitti, Attorney 2550 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. Telephone: (202) 457-6000 Fax: (202) 457-6315 Practice: Washington DC Connecticut State Bar - Admitted 1995 District of Columbia State Bar - Admitted 1999

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       The attorney listed with an asterisk* (Paul Pearlstein) is a specialist in Business Bankruptcy and certified by the American Board of Certification (ABC), located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 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