BUSINESS AND PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY-ORLANDO, FL
Representation with Dignity

The law firm of Buddy D. Ford, P.A. is a full-service Florida bankruptcy practice, offering individuals and businesses throughout the Orlando and Tampa Bay areas committed legal representation with all aspects of bankruptcy, including Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy filings, Chapter 13 debt reorganization, Chapter 11 reorganization for businesses, and creditor representation.

Bankruptcy laws are designed to provide businesses and consumers overwhelming financial difficulty opportunities to discharge their debt or restructure their financial obligations. The Orlando, Florida bankruptcy lawyers of Buddy D. Ford, P.A. have helped a variety of clients, from individuals and small businesses to large corporations and major lending institutions, face the legal issues involved in bankruptcy throughout Florida, including Volusia and Orange counties.

BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEYS OFFERING FL CLIENTS DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND PROFESSIONALISM

Offering help in finding relief from significant debt in Orlando, Florida, our bankruptcy lawyers work closely with clients to offer legal services designed to handle a broad range of matters related to bankruptcy. Over the past twenty years, Buddy Ford and his associates have broadened their practice to include trustee practice, divorce, family law, probate, and civil litigation and are helped individuals and businesses discharge millions of dollars in tax obligations. Contact our Florida law firm for the skilled advice you need and service you deserve.

• CHAPTER 7
• CHAPTER 11
• CHAPTER 13
• ALTERNATIVES TO BANKRUPTCY

Bankruptcy may soon involve alternative approaches to debt relief, and determining the right approach for you requires a thorough understanding of how the new laws will affect your ability to seek relief. Not every bankruptcy is the same. Chapter 7 allows individuals and small businesses to discharge debt, but can put their financial assets and credit at greater risk. Chapter 11 reorganizations allow businesses, including publicly traded corporations, to restructure their debt or completely liquidate their assets.

Chapter 13 reorganization allows consumers who are interested in paying back their debts to restructure their liabilities to find a debt repayment and discharge option that works best for them. At Buddy D. Ford, P.A., the Orlando, Florida bankruptcy lawyers have national experience helping individuals and businesses find debt relief while protecting their commercial viability, assets, and future.

The laws related to bankruptcy are complex and approaching a bankruptcy claim requires individuals and businesses to make informed decisions about the bankruptcy rules, state exemptions, filing procedures, and asset protection options involved in Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy, Chapter 13 reorganization, Chapter 11 reorganization for businesses. In and around Orlando, Florida, our bankruptcy lawyers ensure that our clients understand the alternatives and have the information needed to design a legal approach to the most effect debt relief for their particular situation.

We represent Florida debtors and creditors in both consumer and business bankruptcy filings. Buddy Ford is an experienced personal bankruptcy attorney and is board certified in business bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification.

NEW BANKRUPTCY LAWS WILL TAKE EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

New bankruptcy laws that take effect later this year will change the way individuals and businesses file for bankruptcy, making the process more cumbersome and making it harder for some individuals to assert a claim. It is important that a bankruptcy attorney handling your petition be familiar with over twenty-five revisions of the law, including required counseling, a complex means test to determine bankruptcy eligibility, and new limitations on homestead exemptions.

Contact the Volusia County and Orange County bankruptcy lawyers at Buddy D. Ford, P.A. for the expertise of an accomplished Florida law firm.