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North CarolinaBankruptcy Lawyers in Durham County, North Carolina

When a person or business is completely overwhelmed by financial obligation and can no longer meet them - often by no fault of their own - the law provides that they can find a way out through bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy is governed by federal law. Bankruptcy matters are heard in a federal court. Different types of bankruptcy include Chapter 13 debt repayment plans, Chapter 7 debt discharge plans, or Chapter 11 reorganization plans.

A Durham County, North Carolina bankruptcy lawyer can help his or her client navigate this difficult legal proceeding.

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Kristen Scott Nardone

Kristen Scott Nardone
PO Box 51566
Durham, NC 27717
Licensed for 23 years, Kristen Scott Nardone is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Koury L Hicks

Koury L Hicks
1738 Hillandale Rd Ste. D
Durham, NC 27705
Licensed for 17 years, Koury L Hicks is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Daphne Tippens Chisolm

Daphne Tippens Chisolm
Law Offices of DT Chisolm, P.C.
1738 Hillandale Rd D
Durham, NC 27705
Licensed for 16 years, Daphne Tippens Chisolm is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Brian Fred Chapman

Brian Fred Chapman
1738 Hillandale Rd D
Durham, NC 27705
Licensed for 13 years, Brian Fred Chapman is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Neil Matthew O'Toole

Neil Matthew O'Toole
PO Box 51566
Durham, NC 27717
Licensed for 44 years, Neil Matthew O'Toole is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Donald D Pergerson

Donald D Pergerson
PO Box 51566
Durham, NC 27717
Licensed for 39 years, Donald D Pergerson is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Benjamin David Busch

Benjamin David Busch
2020 Pershing St
Durham, NC 27705
Licensed for 13 years, Benjamin David Busch is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Craig Matthew Shapiro

Craig Matthew Shapiro
1738 Hillandale Rd Ste D
Durham, NC 27705
Licensed for 9 years, Craig Matthew Shapiro is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Brent Clifton Wootton

Brent Clifton Wootton
3248 Rose of Sharon Rd
Durham, NC 27712
Licensed for 19 years, Brent Clifton Wootton is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Edward C Boltz

Edward C Boltz
1738 Hillandale Rd D
Durham, NC 27705
Licensed for 28 years, Edward C Boltz is a Criminal Defense and Consumer Law lawyer who attended The George Washington University Law Schoo... read more >

Richard M Hutson II

Richard M Hutson II
Hutson Law Office, P.A.
State Rd 2252
Durham, NC 27713
Licensed for 60 years, Richard M Hutson II is a Bankruptcy and Business Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School of Law... read more >

Yuliya D Marcer

Yuliya D Marcer
406 Blackwell St Building 4th Floor
Durham, NC 27701
Licensed for 23 years, Yuliya D Marcer is a Intellectual Property Law and Civil Rights lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >
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Bankruptcy Specialty Areas

Board Certified in Bankruptcy Law

Board Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy in North Carolina - Bankruptcy was first proposed as a potential specialty area to the North Carolina Bar in 1982.


Thereafter, the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization designated bankruptcy law, including the subspecialties of consumer bankruptcy law and business bankruptcy law, as a field of law for certification of specialists under the Plan of Legal Specialization.


State Bar Rules, Ch. 1, Subch. D, .2202 defines specialty of bankruptcy law as the "practice of law dealing with all laws and procedures involving the rights, obligations, and remedies between debtors and creditors in potential or pending federal bankruptcy cases and state insolvency actions." The rules identify and define the subspecialties in the bankruptcy field as follows:


(a) The term "consumer bankruptcy law" is defined as the "practice of law dealing with consumer bankruptcy and the representation of interested parties in contested matters or adversary proceedings in individual filings of Chapter 7, Chapter 12, or Chapter 13."


(b) The term "business bankruptcy law" is defined as the "practice of law dealing with business bankruptcy and the representation of interested parties in contested matters or adversary proceedings in bankruptcy cases filed on behalf of debtors who are or have been engaged in business prior to an entity filing Chapter 7, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, or Chapter 12."


Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

NACBA serves the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and works to protect the rights of consumer debtors.


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