"Colorado Bankruptcy Lawyers"
All Colorado bankruptcy lawyers who regularly represent clients before federal courts must be licensed by the
Federal district. An exception is made for out of town lawyers who may appear pursuant to a pro hac vice
admission, which must be approved on a cases by case basis. Lawyers who regularly clients regularly before the
court should be admitted and provide proof of licensure upon request.
| Uniform Local Bankruptcy Rule 4 provides "If the attorney fee disclosure statement is
not timely filed as required by Bankruptcy Rule 2016(b), the case shall be subject to dismissal. At the
meeting of creditors, the officer presiding shall review the attorney fee disclosure statement to insure
that the statement was filed within fifteen days after the order for relief and meets all requisites of
Bankruptcy Rule 2016." |
NOTE: Spanish language forms and information may be obtained from a various websites, including the United
State Department of Justice, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and other US Court sites. Regarding these
forms, the Colorado Bankruptcy Court advises "While we have no reason to believe that these Spanish language
forms or information have been translated inaccurately, only the English language forms are officially
prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts. Accordingly, the Court for the District of
Colorado can not guarantee the accuracy or sufficiency of information contained in Spanish language forms or
informational documents." The Colorado Bankruptcy Court also maintains a pro bono program to assist qualified
debtors with adversary proceedings (not available to file petitions to initiate Ch. 7 or 13 cases).
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