Douglas Jacobs | Chico Bankruptcy Lawyer

Mr. Jacobs was admitted to the California Bar in 1978 and has been in the private practice of law ever since. As house counsel for a franchise corporation, he has been a member of the American Bar Association committee on Franchise law and has served on the California State Senate small business sub-committee on Franchising.

Today, Mr. Jacobs confines his practice to consumer bankruptcy, and business and real estate litigation.

Mr. Jacobs has taught Constitutional law and Debtor-Creditor/Bankruptcy law at Cal Northern School of Law continuously since 1988. He has been the Dean of Students there since 1994.

He wrote for and was a member of the Bankruptcy Law Network, a group of experienced and knowledgeable consumer bankruptcy practitioners. Additionally, he wrote for Money Health Central on a myriad of financial matters and for the Mortgage Law Network. Mr. Jacobs has authored a chapter in the Aspatore book on "Chapter 7 Consumer Bankruptcy Strategies,"   and has spoken on Bankruptcy law at the Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum, the Central California Bankruptcy Institute, the Southeastern Bankruptcy Institute and at the annual convention of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Jacobs Anderson Potter & Chaplin LLP		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific	J.D.	Law School	N/A
University of Wisconsin	Bachelors		N/A

State / Court	Date
California	1978

• Mr. Jacobs is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum, and the Butte County Bar Association.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1978) Licensed as Attorney in California. Verified with California Bar Association.	December 29, 2022

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