Bankruptcy & Debt

An AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated℠ attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, Patrick Swindell focuses on bankruptcy law and civil litigation. He is a native of Amarillo and is very active in his community. He is Past President of the Board of Trustees of the Amarillo Opera and Lifetime Regent and Founder of Ascension Academy.

Kevin Tang is the head attorney of KT Bankruptcy Lawyer, APLC, a law firm with locations throughout California. For over 10 years, Kevin has represented over 1200 clients in all types of personal bankruptcy and business bankruptcy cases. His clients describe him as a professional and committed attorney, willing to go the extra mile to resolve their debt problems and achieve a positive outcome for them. Furthermore, Kevin Tang’s track record of success is quite remarkable. That’s why by working with KT Bankruptcy Lawyer you can rest assured that your case will be handled diligently from start to finish.

My practice centers on bankruptcy, restructuring, and commercial litigation. I am versed in all aspects of financial restructuring, having represented debtors, creditors, and other interest holders in and out of court for more than two decades. My litigation practice focuses on general commercial disputes. Prior to founding Weintraub Zolkin Talerico & Liu LLP, I was a founding partner of Zolkin Talerico LLP. I began my career practicing for over ten years at the international law firms of Milbank LLP and Loeb & Loeb LLP. I represent debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor committees, asset purchasers, receivers, and trustees, in regional and national restructuring matters, both in-court and out-of-court. I have represented my clients in bankruptcy cases throughout California and the United States, from Texas to New York, Delaware, and Florida. As a litigator, I have prosecuted and defended a wide range of commercial disputes including fraud, intellectual property, lender liability, insurance, re-insurance, and real estate, among others in both state and federal court. In appellate practice, I have successfully argued before both District Courts, Bankruptcy Appellate Panels, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Gary W. Coker, a principal with the firm, is a native of Jasper, Texas. For more than 35 years, Gary has represented financial institutions, businesses and individuals primarily in the areas of business organizations and transactions, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, real estate, health law and estate planning and probate. Gary is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings and is licensed to practice in Texas state courts and the United States District Court for the Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Jefferson County Bar Association, Texas Association of Bank Council, and is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and is an active member of Beaumont’s First Baptist Church. Gary is also a certified mediator.

A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Mr. Haskins graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Political Science and interned with the South Carolina House of Representatives, the South Carolina Senate, and worked as a Special Assistant in the Public Affairs Division for the South Carolina Office of the Attorney General. Mr. Haskins then attended Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, where he obtained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. At Florida Coastal, he was Parliamentarian of the Student Bar Association Legislature and Chief Justice of the Honor Court. Having graduated Florida Coastal in two and one-half years, Mr. Haskins passed the Alaska Bar Examination and became a Member of the Alaska Bar Association. After Florida Coastal, he attended American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., where he obtained his Master of Law (LL.M.) degree in Law & Government, specializing in Law, Politics, and Legislation, with a concentration on Civil & Constitutional Rights. While at American, he interned in the United States Senate and was a Legal Fellow for United States Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Mr. Haskins also helped found the Alaska Bar Association Federal Regulatory Practice Section in Washington, D.C. Returning to South Carolina, Mr. Haskins passed the South Carolina Bar Examination and became a Member of the South Carolina Bar. Mr. Haskins worked in firms in Greenville and Charleston, gaining valuable experience in handling family law, estate planning, and real estate legal issues. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Haskins is a Realtor, Notary Public in South Carolina, and President of the Charleston Chapter of the University of South Carolina Alumni Association.

Chuck Douglas is a practicing lawyer in the state of Georgia. He received his J.D. from Georgia State University. He currently works for his privately owned firm of Wakhisi-Douglas, LLC.

As an experienced New York attorney, I have seen how legal problems and debt can consume people’s lives. I am attorney Scott Ugell. I provide legal advice and representation for families, consumers and small businesses because that is who I am, and that is who I care about. For more than 30 years, I have been helping people throughout the Greater Hudson Valley resolve their legal problems efficiently and effectively. At The Ugell Law Firm, P.C., you will find a friendly staff striving to make the legal process as straightforward as possible; responsive and always willing to give you straight, clear answers.

Dennis Spyra and Associates has represented thousands of individuals and businesses over the last 30 years. Attorney Spyra is a graduate of the West Virginia University, BA; University of Pittsburgh, MA; and the American University's Washington College of Law, JD. Attorney Spyra began his legal career as an attorney with the United States Department of Justice in Washington D.C. The director of the United States Trustee's Office, at the Department of Justice recruited Mr. Spyra to open a new office in Pittsburgh, PA, to supervise bankruptcy cases on behalf of the federal government. During Attorney Spyra's tenure with the U.S. Trustee's office, he supervised and administrated cases in all chapters under the Bankruptcy Code. Attorney Spyra supervised and assisted with the Chapter 7 legal panel of Trustee attorneys in their effort to ferret out fraud and abuse of the bankruptcy process. This experience provided Attorney Spyra with a unique and comprehensive understanding of the bankruptcy process as an attorney and government prosecutor.

Apart from offering a wide range of services for businesses and individuals, The Law Office of Barry R. Levine has created a niche for itself in providing representation for those, be it a corporation, LLC, sole-proprietorship or individual, currently experiencing financial adversity. In its over thirty years of representing those with financial difficulties, The Law Office of Barry R. Levine has developed a wealth of strategies for addressing and resolving those often seemingly unsolvable problems. Mr. Levine is a graduate of New England Law|Boston (formerly the New England School of Law). Mr. Levine has acted as outside counsel to a number of small businesses in a variety of endeavors along with individuals experiencing financial difficulties. He is experienced in corporate work, the drafting of legal agreements and real estate transactions. Mr. Levine has, in his thirty-plus years, has represented hundreds of individuals. He has successfully shepherded them through their difficult financial times and enjoyed getting them back on the road to financial well being. If there is one thing of significance that Mr. Levine has learned in his years of practice, it is that preparing for the bad times in advance is a better course to take than waiting until it hits the fan.

Scott Johnson proudly serves Roseville, CA and Sacramento, CA in Bankruptcy and Consumer Litigation.