18 Best Cleveland Bankruptcy Lawyers

Established in 1916, BakerHostetler is a multi-practice law firm serving Ohioans from offices in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, and the rest of the U.S. from offices throughout the nation. Its bankruptcy and restructuring team handle the full range of financial distress issues experienced across all industries. The firm has particular experience as counsel to businesses in major commercial sectors and deploys attorneys from its other relevant practices to support its bankruptcy team, providing tailored solutions for each client.

The law firm of Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. is located in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in Pittsburgh and Wheeling, West Virginia. Founded over 50 years ago, the firm's areas of practice include bankruptcy, restructuring, creditors' rights, and business/corporate transactions. Typical industries the firm represents in matters relating to financial distress and restructuring include the healthcare sector, manufacturing, real estate, and retail. It can handle large or small cases of bankruptcy with representation that includes Section 363 sales, out-of-court workouts, and litigation.

Founded over 100 years ago in Cleveland, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLC practices many areas of law throughout Northeast Ohio. The firm's bankruptcy and creditors' rights division represents businesses and entrepreneurs who are involved in disputes relating to financial distress. As well as creditors, the firm also represents and counsels debtors, trustees, and receivers in Ohio's federal and state courts. Typical clients include finance companies, distressed businesses, and creditors' committees.

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is a full-service corporate law firm with offices in Cleveland, Ohio, serving clients throughout the Midwest and across the nation. Founded in 1903, the firm practices many areas of law, including business restructuring and insolvency. Typical clients include debtors, creditors, and buyers and sellers of distressed assets. The firm works with distressed entities and other stakeholders to identify and implement an exit strategy agreeable to all parties.

Founded in 1997, Debra Booher & Associates Co. LPA is a law firm that focuses exclusively on bankruptcy law, serving individuals and self-employed business owners. Located in Independence, the firm serves clients throughout Northeastern Ohio and the Cleveland metro area from five additional offices. The firm's services include counseling clients on the most appropriate form of bankruptcy for their situation, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, and filing petitions with the relevant courts. It also prevents continued harassment by creditors.

Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Hahn Loeser is a multidisciplinary law firm with offices in Florida, California, and Illinois. The firm was founded in 1920, since when its areas of practice have grown to incorporate commercial bankruptcy and restructuring. It represents and counsels the full spectrum of stakeholders in matters relating to bankruptcy and insolvency, including secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, suppliers, and purchasers of distress companies and assets. The firm works with clients across all industries.

Located in Cleveland, Ohio, McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA has been helping Ohioans with legal issues, including bankruptcy, for more than 60 years. Established in 1959, the firm represents debtors and distressed business owners in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy actions, enjoying a unique perspective by leveraging experience on both sides of the issues. It also represents creditors, providing services such as relief from automatic stays or assertion of secured creditor status.

Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis is a Cleveland, Ohio, law firm that represents clients across the United States. Founded in 1995, it practices law in a wide range of areas, including creditors' rights and bankruptcy, finance, real estate, and cybersecurity. The firm's bankruptcy lawyers provide counsel to lenders and businesses across many industries, from manufacturing to construction. Services include representing creditors in bankruptcy disputes, advocating for clients in court, and creating proactive strategies to mitigate bankruptcy/insolvency complications in future.

Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Miller Canfield is a national and international law firm serving clients across a wide spectrum of industries. The multidisciplinary firm practices law in many areas, including bankruptcy, restructuring, and insolvency. The firm represents all stakeholders in debtor-creditor relationships. Its services include distressed supplier negotiations and loan portfolios, in- and out-of-court workouts, litigation, local government restructuring, and cross-border insolvencies. The firm represents clients throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Rauser & Associates Legal Clinic LLP is a firm of bankruptcy attorneys based in Cleveland, serving clients throughout Ohio from six additional offices. The firm focuses exclusively on consumer bankruptcy, counseling clients who have accepted bankruptcy as a solution to their financial situation. The firm can advise on the best form of bankruptcy, such as Chapter 7 for clients who want a speedy resolution, to Chapter 13 for people who want to repay their debts with a repayment plan.

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, The Bernard Law Firm is a multi-practice law firm serving clients throughout the metro area. Established in 1995, the firm practices law in areas as diverse as bankruptcy, employment law, and civil litigation. The firm represents debtors and creditors in matters relating to financial stress and distress. Its attorneys are experienced in counseling clients across many industries in matters relating to the various chapters of the Bankruptcy Code.

Located in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Tucker Ellis LLP is a nationwide law firm with additional offices in St. Louis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, and Chicago. Established in 2003, the firm practices law in multiple areas, including bankruptcy and reorganization. Its attorney's counsel and litigate for creditors seeking monies owed to them as well as in cases where bankrupt companies try to reclaim money previously repaid. The firm also helps clients purchase businesses or assets out of bankruptcy.

Ulmer is a law firm in Cleveland assisting clients with bankruptcy cases. It represents debtors, creditors, and trustees in most aspects of bankruptcy helps to mediate disputes in order to reach mutually-agreeable settlements that prevent harassment, foreclosure, and repossession efforts against its debtor clients. Sometimes its attorneys manage the sale or transfer of distressed property in order to prevent bankruptcy from becoming necessary. Ulmer also represents clients in miscellaneous litigation concerning financial insolvency.