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What is Board Certified in Bankruptcy Law & What are the Requirements?

Lawyer Advertising in Kansas Regarding
"Specialization"

Many successful lawyers seek to distinguish themselves by becoming board certified or specialized in various areas of law. Kansas Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 7.4 sets rules for lawyers who wish to advertise that they have a "specialty" or "specialize" in a particular area of law.

7.4 Information about Legal Services: Communication of Fields of Practice

(a) A lawyer may communicate the fact that the lawyer does or does not practice in particular fields of law;

(b) A lawyer admitted to engage in patent practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office may use the designation"Patent Attorney" or a substantially similar designation;

(c) A lawyer engaged in Admiralty practice may use the designation"Admiralty,""Proctor in Admiralty" or a substantially similar designation; and

(d) A lawyer shall not state or imply that a lawyer is certified as a specialist in a particular field of law, unless:

  1. The lawyer has been certified as a specialist by an organization that has been approved by an appropriate state authority or that has been accredited by the American Bar Association; and
  2. The name of the certifying organization is clearly identified in the communication.(Emphasis Supplied).

In Kansas and in the area of Bankruptcy, an entity that Olathe, Kansas lawyers are able to publicly discuss their certification is a company called the:

American Board of Certification (ABC)
101 Second Street SE, Suite 904
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
(319) 365-2222
www.abcworld.org

They offer a certification in Business Bankruptcy and Consumer Bankruptcy.

If you wish to retain an attorney it is not essential that they be a "Specialist" in bankruptcy law to do an excellent job. However, if you wish to only choose a lawyer that has earned a "Specialization" from an ABA approved organization and you are unsure if they have a specialization, simply ask if they do hold such a specialization.

Serving clients throughout Eastern Kansas, including Atchison, Belton, Blue Springs, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, Emporia, Excelsior Springs, Gardner, Gladstone, Grandview, Harrisonville, Independence, Kansas City, Kearney, Lake Quivira, Lansing, Lawrence, Leawood, Lees Summit, Lenexa, Liberty, Monticello, Olathe, Ottawa, Overland Park, Pleasant Hill, Raytown, Richmond, Shawnee, Smithville, St. Joseph, Topeka, Warrensburg, areas in the vicinity of BNSF-Kansas City, Kansas City International Airport, UP-Armourdale, UP-Kansas City, and other communities in Johnson County.