Below is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law in the State of West Virginia. Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers are included.

Paul Atkins* Buffalo, WV John B. Brooks Morgantown, WV Robert H. Carlton Williamson, WV   Shari L. Collias Charleston, WV   Christopher J. Plybon Huntington, WV   Daniel Tomassetti Wheeling, WV   Michele Tysiak* Charleston, WV

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: Paul Atkins* Education: Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: West Virginia University College of Law - Morgantown, West Virginia Address: Atkins Law Offices 100 River Vista Drive Buffalo, WV 25033 Telephone: (304) 937-4919 Fax: (304) 937-4919 Practice: Putnam County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Creditors Rights West Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1975

	Name	John B. Brooks
	Education:	Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: University of West Virginia College of Law - Morgantown, West Virginia
	Address:	Law Offices of John B. Brooks 1056 B Maple Drive Morgantown, WV 26505 Telephone: (304) 599-5959 Fax: (304) 777-4747
	Practice:	Monongalia County Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 West Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1997

	Name	Robert H. Carlton
	Education:	Undergraduate School: West Virginia University - Morgantown, West Virginia Law School: O.W. Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts University - Tulsa, Oklahoma
	Address:	Robert H. Carlton Attorney At Law 19 East Fifth Avenue Williamson, WV 25661 Telephone: (304) 235-7777 Fax: (304) 235-4663
	Practice:	Mingo County Chapter 7, 11,13, and foreclosure Kentucky State Bar - Active member / Date of admission unknown West Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1986

	Name	Shari L. Collias
	Education:	Undergraduate School: Unknown Law School: University of West Virginia College of Law - Morgantown, West Virginia
	Address:	Shari L. Collias Attorney At Law 122 Capitol Street Suite 300 Charleston, WV 25301 Telephone: (304) 344-3653 Fax: (304) 345-3083
	Practice:	Kanawha County Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 West Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1988

	Name	Christopher J. Plybon
	Education:	Undergraduate School: Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee Law School: Ohio State University College of Law - Columbus, Ohio
	Address:	Huddleston Bolen Law Firm Christopher J. Plybon 611 Third Avenue Huntington, WV 25701 Telephone: (304) 691-8324 Fax: (304) 522-4312
	Practice:	Counties of Cabell and Wayne West Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1983 Ohio State Bar - Admitted 1983

	Name:	Daniel Tomassetti
	Education:	Undergraduate School: Wheeling Jesuit College - Wheeling, West Virginia Law School: University of Tulsa College of Law - Tulsa, Oklahoma
	Address:	Bailey & Wyant Daniel A. Tomassetti, Attorney at Law 1219 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003 Telephone: (304) 233-3100 Fax: (304) 233-0201
	Practice:	Marshall and Ohio Counties West Virginia State Bar - Admitted 1986, Ohio State Bar - Admitted 1992

	Name:	Michele Tysiak*
	Education:	Undergraduate School: Grove City College - Grove City, Pennsylvania Master Degree: University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Law School: West Virginia University College of Law - Morgantown, West Virginia
	Address:	Bailey & Glasser Michele M. Tysiak, Attorney at Law 209 Capitol Street Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: (304) 345-6555 Fax: (304) 342-1110
	Practice:	Kanawha County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy New York State Bar - Admitted 2001 West Virginia State Bar - Admitted 2006

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Paul Atkins and Michele Tysiak) are specialists in certain areas of bankruptcy law and are certified by the American Board of Certification (ABC), located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and 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.

Content written by Jack Garchar