Bankruptcy

I only take on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.

• Chapter 13
• Chapter 7
• Debt Relief
• Garnishments
• Creditor Harassment
• Personal Bankruptcy
• Foreclosures

IN, Oct 1983
Bar Number: 8386-10

Supreme Court of State of Indiana, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Indiana State Bar, and National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA).

All continuing education I now attend is related to bankruptcy. I occasionally speak on the issue of bankruptcy for our local bar association.

1. In re Burgess,

143 Fed.Appx. 692, 2005 WL 1772872, (Not Selected for publication in the Federal Reporter), C.A.7 (Ind.), July 27, 2005 (NO. 04-3896). This case involved a creditor's untimely challenge to a confirmed Chapter 13 Plan. The case was appealed through the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and oral argument was required at that level. I was successful in defending against this challenge.

2. First Bank, Inc. v. Van Wie,

Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2003 WL 1563959, S.D.Ind., January 08, 2003 (NO. NA020120CHH). This was the first District Court case in Southern Indiana dealing with the legal question is whether a junior mortgage may be treated as an unsecured claim under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code if there is no value available to secure any portion of the claim. I was successful in having the unsecured junior mortgage stripped off as a lien on the debtor's real estate.

3. In re Elmore,

165 B.R. 35, 73 A.F.T.R.2d 94-1101, Bkrtcy.S.D.Ind., January 11, 1994 (NO. 92-91613-7, 93-9053). This case involved a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over the discharge of income taxes. This issue involved revolved around a question of whether or not the debtor had properly filed his tax returns when they were not submitted through an IRS Service Center, and were in fact submitted to the IRS through proceedings in the Tax Court. I was successful in convincing the Court the tax returns, even though filed through the Tax Court, they were sufficiently filed with the IRS to be eligible for discharge.

4. MacIntosh v. MacIntosh,

749 N.E.2d 626, Ind.App., June 11, 2001 (NO. 10A01-0012-CV-413). This case involved a family law issue in which I represented a father on an action against a mother related to her interference with the father's rights of visitation. The mother received severe sanctions by the trial judge, and I was successful in having those sanction upheld on appeal.

5. Smith v. State,

549 N.E.2d 1101, Ind.App. 1 Dist., February 15, 1990 (NO. 10A01-8903-CR-00085). This case was an appeal in a murder trial in which I represented the Defendant at trial and on appeal. The Defendant was convicted at trial of a reduced charge of Voluntary Manslaughter; however, on appeal I was successful in challenging the most serious part of the conviction, and has a 52 year sentence reduced to 20 years.

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Indiana

I have 25 years of experience in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy. I also have 25 years of experience in family law and divorce work. However, in the last several years, I have limited my work strictly to Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. I also have extensive work in criminal law, and have murder trial experience; however, again, I now limit my work to bankruptcy cases.

Prior to going to law school, I worked as a quality control engineer at the Indiana Army Ammunitions Plant, and then Reynolds Aluminum.

Nancy.

(812) 288-1261

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Late appointments, and/or Saturday appointments are available; however, a payment to reserve an after-hour time slot is required.

Yes

Chapter 7 fees generally run from $1,000 to $1,500. However, if business issues are involved, the cost will be higher. Chapter 13 fees are generally set by the Court, and will be included in the Chapter 13 Plan payment.

$200 per hour.

Yes, and the timeframe is generally one hour.

This depends on the circumstances of the case.