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North CarolinaBankruptcy Lawyers in Onslow 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 Onslow County, North Carolina bankruptcy lawyer can help his or her client navigate this difficult legal proceeding.

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Roger A Moore

Roger A Moore
100 Old Bridge Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Licensed for 51 years, Roger A Moore is a Bankruptcy and Business Bankruptcy lawyer who attended UNC Chapel Hill... read more >

Lindsay Parker

Lindsay Parker
Gillespie & Murphy, P.A.
200 Valencia Drive, Suite 119
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Lindsay Parker is a Business Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Christopher T Vonderau

Christopher T Vonderau
PO Box 1393
Jacksonville, NC 28541
Licensed for 26 years, Christopher T Vonderau is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Christian Bennett Felden

Christian Bennett Felden
Felden and Felden, PA
P.O. Box 1399
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Licensed for 17 years, Christian Bennett Felden is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Victoria S Wright

Victoria S Wright
PO Box 1393
Jacksonville, NC 28541
Licensed for 30 years, Victoria S Wright is a Bankruptcy and Consumer Bankruptcy lawyer... 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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