Calaiaro | Valencik

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About this firm

Clients choose Calaiaro | Valencik for complex individual and small business bankruptcy representation. We are known as aggressive lawyers who zealously represent our clients.

Our Lawyers

Professionals at Calaiaro | Valencik come from distinguished backgrounds that demonstrate our role as prominent practitioners of bankruptcy law. Among our lawyers is the first Chapter 13 Trustee in Western Pennsylvania, a former Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee and a lawyer who holds a dual certification as a specialist in both consumer and commercial bankruptcy from the American Board of Certification.

Our Experience

We average 30 years experience and each partner has worked on more than 10,000 bankruptcy cases. Since founding the firm in 1989, we have developed an excellent reputation in the Western Pennsylvania area.

Our Services

From proper bankruptcy planning to defending collection lawsuits and mortgage foreclosures, we provide a wide range of services to individuals and businesses. We are one of a few law firms in Western Pennsylvania who are well versed in Federal rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act to protect our clients from abusive or illegal collection actions.

Our Clients

We often work by referral and are frequently asked to take on difficult cases referred to us by other bankruptcy law firms in the region. We solely represent debtors, and never represent any institutional creditors. We demonstrate this strong commitment to debtor representation by avoiding even the possibility of theoretical issue conflicts that other firms may face.

We know that bankruptcy and its related issues affect people from all walks of life. Throughout the firm’s history, we have represented a wide spectrum of clients in personal and business bankruptcy including blue-collar workers, business executives, medical and legal professionals and small business owners. We offer skilled and experienced representation that focuses on the facts of the case, with the goal of maximizing the benefits allowable under the law, regardless of the size of the matter.

We work with clients throughout Western Pennsylvania, including: Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Beaver, Butler, Clearfield, Cambria, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland Counties.

Areas of Practice (33)

  • Bankruptcy Chapter 7
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 11
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 12
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 13
  • Foreclosure
  • Discharge of Tax Debts
  • Discharge of Student Loans
  • Discharge of Debt Alleged to be Credit by Fraud
  • Good Faith Determinations
  • Confirmations in Contested Chapter 13 cases
  • Protecting Assets from Sale by a Chapter 7 Trustee
  • Handling Competing issues of Divorce (Equitable Distribution) vs. Bankruptcy
  • Defending Objections to a Client’s Exemptions
  • Removing Judgment Liens that Impair a Client’s Exemption in Their Home
  • Stripping Off (Removing) Mortgages that Exceed a Home’s Value (Chapter 13)
  • Cramming down Debt to Finance Companies on Automobiles and Personal Property
  • Careful Exemption Planning to Maximize Asset Retention
  • Halting Foreclosure or Repossession
  • Defending Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation
  • Dischargeability of Marital Debts
  • Helping Debtors Reorganize in Chapter 11 or Chapter 13
  • Disputing individual Liability for IRS Corporate Tax Assessments
  • Contesting Creditor Business Claims
  • Collecting Receivables in Chapter 11
  • Restructuring Secured Loans
  • Structuring a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization
  • Relief from Burdensome Leases or Guaranties
  • Liquidation of Assets at a Reasonable Schedule to Properly Close Down a Business
  • Purchasing Assets from a Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 case
  • Hostile Takeover of another Company in a Bankruptcy
  • Expelling Problem Shareholder Groups during Bankruptcy
  • Challenging Enforceability of Commercial Liens and Mortgages
  • Debt Relief

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Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Unfair Debt Collection Law, Mortgage Foreclosure Defense, Debt Relief View More

Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Bankruptcy Chapter 7, Bankruptcy Chapter 13, Bankruptcy Chapter 11, Debt Relief View More

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