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Charles Joseph Schneider 
39319 Plymouth Rd, Suite 1
Livonia, Michigan 48150-1059
 

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Phone: 734-237-1523
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: 734-591-4893
Web site: http://www.a-new-start.com


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Mr. Schneider maintains his law practice at the Law Office of Charles J. Schneider, P.C.in Livonia, Michigan, where he has worked exclusively in the field of consumer bankruptcy since1984. He manages an exclusive practice averaging 30 chapter 7 and chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy cases per month. Mr. Schneider has been certified and re-certified in consumer bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute since 1995. Mr. Schneider received his B.A. and his J.D. degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Schneider is a member of the State Bar of Michigan; National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (NACTT); the Detroit, Livonia, and Oakland County Bar Associations; Consumer Bankruptcy Association; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). He has participated as a contributor, speaker, and panelist on ABI, NACTT, ICLE and OnePath Practice Management Advisors panels regarding the representation of debtors in bankruptcy cases. Mr. Schneider is a contributing author to ICLE's "Handling Consumer and Small Business Bankruptcies." He has a peer review rating of AV in bankruptcy by Martindale-Hubbell. He has an Avvo.com peer review rating of 10 out of 10 "Superb". He has been selected as a Michigan Super Lawyer 2011 by Thompson Reuters.
Current Employment Position(s):
Owner
Areas of Practice:
100% Bankruptcy
Litigation Percentage:
10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Consumer Bankruptcy, American Board of Certification, 1995


AV Peer Review Rating Bankruptcy, Martindale Hubbell, 2010


Avvo rated 9.6 "Superb"


Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1977
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1978
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2004
U.S. Supreme Court, 2011
Education:
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1977
J.D.


Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
B.A.
Honors: With Distinction
Major:  History
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Handling Consumer and Small Business Bankruptcies in Michigan, I.C.L.E of Michigan, Chapter 3, 2009


Representative Cases:
Baud v Carroll (In re Baud), 415 B.R. 291 (US Dist Court Eastern Michigan 2009)
In re Strausbaugh, 426 B.R. 243 (US Bank Court Eastern Michigan 2010)
Americredit v Nichols (In re Nichols), 440 F. 3rd 850 (U.S. App. LEXIS 10347 (6th Cir.) 2004)
In re Hearn, 337 B.R. 603 (Bankr. LEXIS 144 2006)
Glance v Carroll (In re Glance) (Bankr. LEXIS 12622 (6th Cir.) 2007)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Building a Successful Chapter 13 Practice, One Path Practice Management Advisors, 2010 - Present


Proof of Claims in Bankruptcy, I.C.L.E of Michigan, 2010 - Present


Speaker - Chapter 13 This Way, That Way, Which Way?, Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 2009


Speaker - Secured Transactions, ABI's Detroit Consumer Program, 2009


Speaker - Nuts and Bolts Approach, Confirmation Issues, Consumer Bankruptcy Association of Detroit, 2007


Bankruptcy Ethics, BAPCPA, 2006


Basic Litigation in Bankruptcy Court, Withdrawal and Abstention in Bankruptcy, I.C.L.E. of Michigan, 2010


Bankruptcy Reform Act, Consumer Bankruptcy Association, 2005


Best Debtor's Attorneys Practice, N.A.C.T.T., 2005


Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Genesee County Bar Association, 2005


Honors and Awards:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District, Certificate of Appreciation - Pro Bono Recognition, 2009


U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District, Certificate of Appreciation - Pro Bono Recognition, 2007


U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District, Certificate of Appreciation - Pro Bono Recognition, 2000


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bankruptcy Institute, 1985 - 2010
Member


National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, 1990 - 2010
Associate Member


National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, from 2002 to 2009


Consumer Bankruptcy Association of Detroit


State of Michigan Bar Association


U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit


U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan


Detroit Bar Association, Debtor-Creditor Section


Livonia Bar Association


Oakland County Bar Association


United States Supreme Court, 2011


Pro Bono Activities:
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2009 - Present
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2003 - Present
We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code.

Charles J. Schneider, P.C.
39319 Plymouth Rd, Suite 1
Livonia, MI 48150

Telephone: (734) 237-1523
Fax: (734) 591-4893
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