Phone: 614-221-5379
Fax: 614-443-7463
Bryson Legal, LLC's Websites:
www.brysonlegalohio.com
www.chapter13lawyerscolumbus.com
www.columbuschapter7lawyer.com
Counties Served:
| Adams | Athens |
| Belmont | Brown |
| Butler | Champaign |
| Clark | Clermont |
| Clinton | Coshocton |
| Darke | Delaware |
| Fairfield | Fayette |
| Franklin | Gallia |
| Greene | Guernsey |
| Hamilton | Highland |
| Jackson | Jefferson |
| Knox | Lawrence |
| Licking | Logan |
| Madison | Meigs |
| Miami | Monroe |
| Montgomery | Morgan |
| Morrow | Muskingum |
| Noble | Perry |
| Pickaway | Pike |
| Preble | Ross |
| Scioto | Shelby |
| Union | Vinton |
| Warren | Washington |
Areas of Practice:
Bankruptcy
Bryson Legal, LLC is a small firm in Columbus, Ohio with a practice focused on providing individualized advice to clients regarding personal or small business bankruptcy. The owner of Bryson Legal, Sondra O. Bryson, has experience representing debtors and creditors in complex Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Sondra can also advise you on how to take advantage of your non-bankruptcy options, if bankruptcy is not your best solution.
Bryson Legal, LLC is not a volume practice or a mill; if you become a client after your free initial consultation, you can be assured that you will have routine and individual attention from your attorney to address all of the issues related to your bankruptcy case. At Bryson Legal, your case is handled personally and professionally, because individual problems need individual solutions.
Columbus Bankruptcy Attorney
Many people in Columbus, Ohio struggle to pay their bills. They may lose hope that they'll ever be able to cover their debt. One option they may turn to is bankruptcy.
There's no magic formula for deciding when bankruptcy is the right choice. It's an option you might consider if you:
Bankruptcy does not get rid of all debts. You're still responsible for:
As a Columbus, Ohio consumer, you can file for bankruptcy in Ohio under either:
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
On April 20, 2005, the President signed into law the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, which limits individual access to US bankruptcy courts. Some of the changes, which were effective October 17, 2005, included:
What Can I Keep?
"Exempt" property is property that you are allowed to keep. What property is exempt is determined by state law. The items and amounts in this section may change in the future. Updated information can be found in the state code.
In Ohio, you may take only state exemptions. You may not take the exemptions provided by federal bankruptcy laws even though the federal exemptions may be more beneficial.
Creditors are subject to state law provisions incorporated into bankruptcy cases. If a bankruptcy court lifts the automatic stay and permits a specific creditor to seize and liquidate property subject to a lien, creditors must obey all state law limitations on collection practices. For more information, see legal assistance for debtors. Also, all statutory provisions depend on conformity with the prohibition against fraudulent conversions creating exempt property.
