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

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Robert H Lutz

Robert H Lutz
Lutz Law Firm, PLLC
310 E Graham St Ste 8
Shelby, NC 28150
Licensed for 35 years, Robert H Lutz is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Matthew T Mckee

Matthew T Mckee
PO Box 1000
PO Box 1000 Ste 1000
Shelby, NC 28152
Licensed for 22 years, Matthew T Mckee is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Caleb Jefferson Farmer

Caleb Jefferson Farmer
Farmer & Morris, PLLC
PO Box 632
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Licensed for 15 years, Caleb Jefferson Farmer is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Frederick Leigh Henderson Jr

Frederick Leigh Henderson Jr
518 S New Hope Rd
Gastonia, NC 28054
Licensed for 13 years, Frederick Leigh Henderson Jr is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Langdon M Cooper

Langdon M Cooper
Mullen Holland & Cooper P.A.
P. O. Box 488
Gastonia, NC 28052
Licensed for 55 years, Langdon M Cooper is a Bankruptcy and Business Bankruptcy lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School of ... read more >

Carol A Morrison

Carol A Morrison
PO Box 853
Lincolnton, NC 28092
Licensed for 44 years, Carol A Morrison is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Edward C Hay Jr

Edward C Hay Jr
Pitts, Hay & Hugenschmidt, P.A.
57 South Main Street
Asheville, NC 28752
Licensed for 48 years, Edward C Hay Jr is a Bankruptcy and Business Bankruptcy lawyer who attended University of Georgia School of Law... read more >

Deirdre H Nachamie

Deirdre H Nachamie
The Nachamie Law Firm, PLLC
PO Box 853
Lincolnton, NC 28092
Licensed for 28 years, Deirdre H Nachamie is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Radoje Allyn Vujovic

Radoje Allyn Vujovic
Rod A. Vujovic, Attorney at Law, PA
P O Box 404
Hickory, NC 28602
Licensed for 26 years, Radoje Allyn Vujovic is a Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

P Wayne Sigmon

P Wayne Sigmon
Sigmon & Henderson, PLLC
518 S New Hope Rd
Gastonia, NC 28054
Licensed for 48 years, P Wayne Sigmon is a Bankruptcy and Business Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >
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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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