Our Team
Stevenson & Bullock PLC has received national and local recognition for our dedication to understanding the past, present and future of bankruptcy legal practice. Recognized by Super Lawyers and dBusiness Top Lawyers our attorneys teach, publish, and even advised the U.S. Senate on bankruptcy practice.
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The focus of our bankruptcy attorneys has always been to apply our knowledge and skills locally and directly, for our customers.
Our Services
The bankruptcy attorneys of Stevenson & Bullock PLC specialize in all areas of bankruptcy law practice, including the representation of Trustees, Debtors, and Creditors. In addition, the firm handles complex renegotiations and other financial and real estate matters for clients.
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We are a boutique firm who specializes in assisting our clients with strategic legal solutions.
News & Publications
7-13-2012
Despite fee cap, bankruptcy petition preparers still prey on vulnerable debtors
It’s been two years since U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan imposed a $100 cap on bankruptcy petition preparers’ (BPPs) fees. As with other states’ bankruptcy courts, the fee limit is meant to curb abuse from BPPs, who tend to charge people in a vulnerable financial state an exorbitant amount to assist with ...
Areas of Practice
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Chapter 7 BankruptcyChapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code governs the liquidation of a debtor's assets and payment of his creditors in exchange for a full discharge of those debts. Chapter 7 is applicable for both businesses and individuals. ​ The attorneys at Stevenson & bullock work primarily to guide high income, high asset debtors through the Chapter 7 bankruptcy process. This is known as "high end consumer bankruptcy." The firm also handles a myriad of business liquidations under Chapter 7, specializing in the intricate interaction between the individual business owner, and his or her company.
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Chapter 11 BankruptcyChapter 11 of the Code is well know as the "business reorganization" laws. In recent years, a large number of companies have been forced to restructure their finances under these provisions of the Code. The attorneys at Stevenson & Bullock handle these exact type of cases. Additionally, for a debtor whose income exceeds the statutory limits for both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, the only remedy available may be Chapter 11. This was once a cumbersome and arduous process for an individual to undergo; however, while it is still slightly more complex than Chapter 13, recent amendments to the Code have mad the process much more manageable. The firm specializes in this aspect as well.
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Chapter 13 BankruptcyIn the event that, for a variety of reasons, Chapter 7 relief is unavailable to a debtor, or that debtor would prefer a reorganization plan, an individual debtor only, may seek relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Chapter 13 is designed specifically as a "light" version of the commonly known Chapter 11 "reorganization" laws. ​ The firm handles all types of individual Chapter 13 reorganizations, from the complex business owner whose income exceeds the Chapter 7 limits, to simpler cases of excess credit card or drastic decline in income.
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Real Estate Litigation​Often times, a would be debtor can avoid the need for filing Bankruptcy altogether by renegotiating certain real estate and other related debts. Sometimes this needs to be done through the process of litigation.
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Creditor RepresentationThe firm currently represents several banks and other financial institutions in adversary proceedings involving debtors who have obtained money or credit from other institutions through fraud or other behavior which by law excepts that debt from discharge, or involving debtors who transferred money or property with the intent of hindering the institution's recovery through the bankruptcy process.
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Trustee RepresentationThe firm currently represents several banks and other financial institutions in adversary proceedings involving debtors who have obtained money or credit from other institutions through fraud or other behavior which by law excepts that debt from discharge, or involving debtors who transferred money or property with the intent of hindering the institution's recovery through the bankruptcy process. The firm currently represents multiple Trustees in the Eastern District of Michigan in their more complex cases.