Atty. Michael O'Leary
Michael O’Leary, Esq. devotes his entire practice to consumer bankruptcy law, handling cases under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 for individual persons, married couples and small businesses. In addition to having filed several thousand consumer bankruptcy cases for clients and having counseled many thousand more, Michael O’Leary served as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee in the Poughkeepsie (NY) Bankruptcy Court for seventeen (17) years (ie., 1994 thru 2011), and administered well over ten thousand (10,000) Chapter 7 cases while serving in said capacity.
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Michael O'Leary is a Member based in Middletown, New York, practicing at Hayward, Parker & O'Leary. They have 48+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1978. Their practice focuses on chapter 7, trusts, chapter 13, bankruptcy, and debt settlement. Admitted to practice in New York (1978) and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1981). Educated at Buffalo Law School J.D. (—) and State University of New York at Binghamton B.A. (—). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Serands clients in Middletown, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael O’Leary, Esq. devotes his entire practice to consumer bankruptcy law, handling cases under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 for individual persons, married couples and small businesses
- In addition to having filed several thousand consumer bankruptcy cases for clients and having counseled many thousand more, Michael O’Leary served as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee in the Poughkeepsie (NY) Bankruptcy Court for seventeen (17) years (ie., 1994 thru 2011), and administered well over ten thousand (10,000) Chapter 7 cases while serving in said capacity
- Mr. O’Leary has established a well-deserved reputation as an attorney who capably and successfully represents his clients throughout the bankruptcy process
- Having practiced consumer bankruptcy law for over thirty (30) years, Michael O’Leary brings to each case that he handles a very broad and deep understanding of consumer bankruptcy practice, and with this broad experience he is uniquely able to navigate his clients through the bankruptcy process
- Member of: Hudson Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association, President National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys American Bankruptcy Institute Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association Federal Court Bar for Southern District of New York New York State Bar Association Orange County Bar Association Middletown Bar Association
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Michael O'Leary is one of 8,886 chapter 7 attorneys indexed nationally. Browse chapter 7 attorneys in New York →
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Middletown are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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