Insolvency Lawyers
3,601 verified insolvency attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Insolvency counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
Anne Penachio practices at Penachio Malara, LLP Read Full Bio
Myles K. Bartley is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, arbitration, breach of contract and 8 other areas of law.
David Paul Vallas is a lawyer practicing business, restructuring, insolvency and 3 other areas of law. David received a B.A. degree from Williams Coll...
Andrew Scott Goldstein is a lawyer practicing creditors rights, insolvency, commercial leasing and 5 other areas of law. Andrew received a B.S. degree...
Derek Williams Loetzerich is a lawyer practicing business counsel, breach of contract, consumer protection and 11 other areas of law. Derek has been l...
Certified as bankruptcy law specialists by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Mr. Lieberman is a litigator with special expert...
Mr Marcos Michael Tarango is a lawyer practicing real estate, commercial finance, general corporate transactions and 10 other areas of law. Marcos rec...
Richard Paul Giarniero is a lawyer practicing entertainment law, business law, contracts and 19 other areas of law. Richard received a B.A. degree fro...
Mr. Joshua Kirk McGill is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, law office management, alternative dispute resolution and 43 other areas of law.
Eric David Freed is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy / chapter 13, bankruptcy / chapter 7, bankruptcy / chapter 11 and 4 other areas of law. Eric receiv...
Attorney Gregory Messer has been practicing law in New York for 32 years. An extremely credentialed lawyer, Mr.
Peter Quentin Murphy is a lawyer practicing commercial finance, bankruptcy, insolvency and 5 other areas of law. Peter received a B.S. degree from Vir...
Joshua Robert M Driskell is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy chapter 7, bankruptcy chapter 13, bankruptcy litigation and 59 other areas of law. Joshua r...
Richardo I. Kilpatrick is a lawyer practicing insolvency, creditors rights, bankruptcy.
Peter B Bunting practices at Peter B Bunting Attorney at Law Read Full Bio
Born in Monroe (1971), Mark attended St. Frederick Catholic High School, before attending University of Louisiana-Monroe where he earned a bachelor's ...
Mr. Michael Jan Golebiowski is a lawyer practicing real estate, development law, business law and 14 other areas of law.
Mr. Chris Lee Gilbert is a lawyer practicing trials, commercial and business litigation, oil and gas litigation and 18 other areas of law.
Leeann Thornhill is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy chapter 7, bankruptcy chapter 13, bankruptcy reorganization and 8 other areas of law. Leeann receiv...
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Mr. David Hart Breen is a lawyer practicing litigation, personal injury, workers compensation and 3 other areas of law.
Mr. Aaron Leonard Hammer is a lawyer practicing financial markets and services, bankruptcy, insolvency and 2 other areas of law.
Hao “Howard” Li is a distinguished attorney and global expert dedicated to financial and real estate investment, immigration law, and tax advisory. Wi...
Colton Randle Langford is a lawyer practicing expungements, personal injury, family law and 21 other areas of law. Colton has been licensed for 3 year...
Mr. Brian Thomas Bain is a lawyer practicing real estate, civil litigation, estate planning and 19 other areas of law.
Mr. Francis Harris McVay is a lawyer practicing father's rights, defendant representation, children's best interests and 20 other areas of law.
Ms. Maureen O'Malley is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, bankruptcy chapter 7, bankruptcy chapter 13 and 10 other areas of law.
Stuart Adam Liner is a lawyer practicing complex business litigation, commercial real estate, creditors and 3 other areas of law. Stuart received a B....
Leonard Kaiser Welsh is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, insolvency, business reorganization and 2 other areas of law. Leonard received a B.A. degree f...
David Aaron Samole is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, bankruptcy mediation and 10 other areas of law. David received a B.A. deg...
Michael M. Marques is a lawyer practicing estate planning, elder law, wills and probate and 7 other areas of law.
Mr. Jonathan Avi Barash is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, construction litigation, contract disputes and 8 other areas of law.
Kenneth Potter is a lawyer practicing elder care, medicare and medicaid, asset protection and 133 other areas of law. Kenneth received a B.S. degree f...
Mr. William Jacob Miller is a lawyer practicing real estate, , consumer bankruptcy, estate planning and 8 other areas of law.
Mr. Jeffrey Reid Butler is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, family law, real estate and 93 other areas of law.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, 1984 from West Virginia University (Graduated with honors: Magna Cum Laude); Juris Doctor from ...
Mr. Charles Milton Wynn is a lawyer practicing probate & trust, bankruptcy, bankruptcy chapter 7 and 25 other areas of law.
Richard Carlton Keller is a lawyer practicing consumer finance litigation & compliance, financial institution disputes, creditor/debtor and 5 other ar...
Aaron Paul Cain is a lawyer practicing trusts and estates, asset protection, charitable giving and 7 other areas of law. Aaron has been licensed for 6...
Myles H. Alderman Jr. is a founding member of Alderman & Alderman and leads the firm's Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights' and Restructuring Practice Group.
William Travis Garrison is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, bankruptcy chapter 7, bankruptcy chapter 13 and 32 other areas of law. William received a B...
Simon Wynn Johnson is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents, bankruptcy, breach of contract and 681 other areas of law. Simon received a B.A. degre...
A. Craig Abrahamson has been a tough, aggressive, skilled and successful litigator since 1979.
Alberto F Gomez, Jr. is a lawyer practicing litigation, bankruptcy, insolvency and 7 other areas of law. Alberto received a B.A. degree from Universit...
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What is Insolvency?
Insolvency is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, insolvency sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way insolvency works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Insolvency attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Insolvency lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 3,601 verified insolvency attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need an Insolvency attorney?
Most people contact an insolvency lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for insolvency representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by an insolvency lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 3,601 insolvency attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose an Insolvency attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing an insolvency lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of insolvency experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does an Insolvency lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay an insolvency lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for insolvency attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side insolvency work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing insolvency needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about insolvency
How quickly can an insolvency lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a insolvency lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many insolvency attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does an typical insolvency matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are insolvency lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between insolvency and the related practice areas?
Insolvency overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find insolvency attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the insolvency roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Insolvency Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Insolvency by State
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