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Michael Barnett, PA

Serving
Tampa, Lakeland, Dade City area, in
chapter 7 liquidation, chapter 13 debt adjustment, and chapter 12 farm
reorganization.
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Board
Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney, American Board of Certification.
Contact Information
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. - 4:30p.m. Saturday appointments
usually available on request.
- Telephone
- Main number: 813 870-3100
- Polk
Co.
863 648-4064
- Pasco
Co. 352
521-0190
- Central Fla. 800 393-3100
- FAX
- 813 877-4039
- Postal address
- 106 S. Armenia Ave., Tampa, FL 33609-3308
- Electronic mail
- mpa7@tampabay.rr.com
Choosing among Tampa bankruptcy attorneys:
Be aware there are many companies advertising, both for
personal injury and now Tampa bankruptcy lawyers, which are only referral
services. Almost all of these have minimal or no qualification
requirements for the consumer bankruptcy attorneys, but simply charge the attorneys to
refer cases to them. There are also national law firms that have recently
expanded to the Tampa Bay area and hired local attorneys with limited
experience who are filing huge numbers of chapter 7 bankruptcy cases and chapter
13 bankruptcy cases. Be sure to determine the qualifications of the attorney
actually representing you in the bankruptcy court before you have any attorney
represent you.
Report: Federal Trade
Commission Never Seen Legitimate For Profit Credit Repair Agency. See full
report
here.
Thought for the day
(or such other period until I get around to
replacing it):
Now that some firms are charging extra
to represent clients after the case is filed, we are offering a new service.
We will review the bankruptcy filing in these cases for free, and if there are
no problems with the filing for typical cases we will represent clients through
completion of the case for only $500.
Tampabankruptcy Legal Blog:
www.tampabankruptcy.blogspot.com
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Michael Barnett is a lawyer representing consumers and small businesses in
chapter 7, chapter 12, and
chapter 13 bankruptcy cases in west central Florida. Mr. Barnett is board certified
by the American Board of Certification in consumer
bankruptcy law, and has been board certified since January 1993.. While the main office is in Tampa, appointments are also
available in Lakeland and Dade City.
There is no charge for initial consultations regarding the filing of a
bankruptcy case for the client.
Notice required by BAPCPA: We are a debt relief agency agency. We
help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy
Code.
Nothing on this website should be considered an offer to represent the viewer in
any matter. Only Mr. Barnett can determine whether he will take any given
case, after reviewing the situation in an appointment with the person.
The Hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely
upon advertisements. Before you decide, review the section disclosing my
qualifications and experience.
Our Mission
The firm is dedicated to helping individuals and small businesses
through financial problems with individualized attention to the clients.
We can file bankruptcies to stop foreclosures, deal with tax debts, and
stop most lawsuits. We make every effort to treat the clients as we would want to be treated
by similar professionals
Report: Beware scam artists
pretending to assist in avoiding foreclosure:
A new report out from the National Consumer Law Center warns of scam artists
targeting homeowners in foreclosure. Scams may involve someone charging
fees for trying to work with the mortgage company to avoid foreclosure, and
never carrying through; or purchasing the home from the owner and claiming to
allow the owner to live there with reduced rent (which does not stop the
foreclosure and the owner is kicked out anyway); or signing documents purporting
to refinance the house that actually transfers ownership to the scam artist.
See Report.
Free mortgage counseling: see HOPE or call
1-888-995-HOPE
Analysis of BAPCPA: 2005 bankruptcy Law
Mr. Barnett has prepared a free analysis of the 2005 bankruptcy law, and
cases interpreting it, which can be found here. This analysis is designed primarily for other attorneys
or legal professionals rather than clients or potential clients.
However his expertise in this field will enable him to give a more
accurate an analysis of the client's situation.

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Company Profile
In order to become board certified, an attorney must have been engaged in the
full-time practice of law for five years, and had substantial involvement in
bankruptcy law for the three years prior to certification. Further, references
must be obtained and a written examination passed. Finally, the attorney is
required to take 60 hours of continuing education each 3 year period for
certification, which is double the continuing education required by the Florida
Bar. For more information, see the American
Board of Certification's homepage.
I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at Furman
University, and the law degree at University
of Florida in 1985. I was admitted to the Florida Bar in October 1985. After
becoming a partner at the law firm of Isaak & Barnett, I opened my own firm
in 1992 and have practiced as a single lawyer firm since then.
I am admitted to the Florida Bar and the US District Court for the Middle District
of Florida.
I handle chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation cases for individuals and corporations,
chapter 13 bankruptcy debt repayment plans for individuals and small unincorporated
businesses, and chapter 12 bankruptcy farm repayment plans for individuals and small
businesses. I am also one of the few local consumer attorneys that handle
bankruptcy appeals. I have briefed and argued bankruptcy appeal cases up
to the 11th circuit court of appeals.
Mr. Barnett's analysis of the 2005 bankruptcy law has been linked by the
primary national bankruptcy website,
http://www.abiworld.net/bankbill, and he is a contributing author to
Strategies for
Consumer Bankruptcy Appeals, Aspatore, 2012.
DJ is the paralegal in the firm, and has been with the firm since 1995.

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