Recognized for Excellence in Bankruptcy – Your Financial Life-Saver TM

Recognized For Excellence

Pro Bono Awards

David P. Leibowitz served as a trustee in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case involving Earline Hughes, a pro se petitioner who paid for the assistance of a "bankruptcy petition preparer" whose improper and prohibited legal advice almost caused her to lose her home. As trustee, Mr. Leibowitz filed a complaint for an injunction against the petition preparer and sought an award of fees and costs, which was obtained and which he then donated to Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. Mr. Leibowitz also obtained a dismissal of the debtor’s bankruptcy case. For more information, please view the press release at the United State District Court for the Northern District of Illinois website. David Leibowitz was also a winner of the Liberty Bell Award from the Lake County Circuit Court.


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