Kansas City, MO—For Tracy Wrisinger of Kansas City's Sader Law Firm, learning the ins and outs of bankruptcy law started because of a desire to help small business owners.
“I have an MBA, and I've run a couple of small businesses, so I'm very much small business-oriented,” Wrisinger explained in a recent ...
Waco, TX—Becoming a mother changed Erin B. Shank's ambitions as a bankruptcy lawyer. Although she started out working for creditors at a large law firm in Dallas, Texas, she soon had three children—and not long after that, she knew she had to switch sides.
“I had three kids in three and a half years, and ...
Cromwell, CT—Don't call Joshua Cohen a bankruptcy attorney.
“I don't do bankruptcy law,” he told Laws-Info.com in a recent interview. “I am the student loan lawyer.” After starting his own consumer law practice in 2008, Cohen leveraged his experience working in the financial aid office ...
Fort Myers, FL—In a state like Florida, the bankruptcy laws don't always seem to make sense. When clients come to bankruptcy attorney Brian Zinn's office for the first time, they often don't know what they'll be allowed to keep after the case is finished.
“Here in Florida, the way the laws are written ...
South Orange, NJ—Attorney Bruce Levitt says that practicing bankruptcy law has made him more fully understand how unpredictable life can be across the economic spectrum.
“People come to me who are doing work anywhere from low-paying occupations to people on Wall Street, to doctors, lawyers and other professionals,” ...
Marlton, NJ—After three decades of practicing bankruptcy law for creditors and debtors alike, as well as serving as a mediator and arbitrator, Steven Neuner knows every side of the federal bankruptcy code.
“Bankruptcy is like the generalist's specialty,” Neuner told Laws-Info.com in a recent interview. “It ...
Livingston, NJ—Bankruptcy attorney Stuart Nachbar says that one of the biggest obstacles to people who are thinking of filing is misinformation.
“A lot of people believe that it's impossible to file for bankruptcy,” Nachbar told Laws-Info.com in a recent interview. “The banks and the credit card companies ...
Laguna Hills, CA—Bankruptcy attorney Anerio Altman never intended to become a lawyer.
“My mother said I would be a journalist or an attorney when I was younger—so I vowed to be neither,” Altman recalled in a recent interview with Laws-Info.com. “I got into law because my wife had gotten accepted to ...
Syracuse, NY—According to Theodore Araujo, the recently appointed Chair for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) for the Northern and Western Districts of New York, bankruptcy is “the great equalizer.”
“The best thing about it is that the process gives the little guy a great deal ...
Gainesville, FL—Working today as an attorney at the Florida bankruptcy law firm of Ruff & Cohen, P.A., Eric S. Ruff got his start in bankruptcy law at a time when the laws were changing drastically.
“I started out as a lawyer in the early 1980s, and attended a bankruptcy seminar to get acquainted with this specialized ...