Unfortunately, in this recession, bankruptcy and debtor/creditor relations is a growth industry, and as such there are some Johnny Come Latelys. The fact is, experience counts, and the cheapest bankruptcy attorneys in town are not the most experienced. When it comes to handling your financial concerns, you want experience.
When we meet with new clients, we sometimes find out that they’ve received incorrect advice from other attorneys about how to deal with their debt or credit issues.
We even had one client recently tell us that he’d spoken a few times with an attorney who seemed to be looking up the answers to very basic bankruptcy questions while they talked on the telephone, and how glad he was to speak to someone who actually has some experience.
What experience does Mitchell & Culp, PLLC bring to the table?
Rick Mitchell was the first Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee appointed to the Western District of North Carolina bankruptcy trustees’ panel in the 1970s, and has served continuously in that capacity since his appointment. His 30+ years as a bankruptcy trustee, and as an attorney representing creditors, trustees, and debtors in consumer and business bankruptcy cases, gives Mitchell & Culp, PLLC clients a wealth of practical and legal knowledge to draw upon. In addition, the North Carolina State Bar has certified Rick as a specialist in consumer and business bankruptcy.
Helping You Find a Way through Complex Legal Issues
I’ve handled a variety of complex business and commercial litigation in state court since I began practicing law in 1997, and since 2002 have worked with Rick in representing Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustees, as well as debtors and creditors in bankruptcy and credit matters large and small. Knowing first hand how expensive and unpredictable litigation can be benefits Mitchell & Culp clients; the firm consistently strives to find the fastest, least painful way out of difficult financial and business problems. I’m very active in the local and state bar associations, having planned the Mecklenburg County Bar’s annual bankruptcy seminar for the legal community since 2007, and having recently started a three-year appointment to the North Carolina Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Section Council, which advises the Bar on legislative, judicial, ethical and professional matters relating to bankruptcy practice. Rick and I are members of several local, state and national professional organizations related to bankruptcy practice, and attend national seminars for bankruptcy trustees and their professionals.
Welcome new counsel to our Charlotte office
Rick and I are pleased to welcome attorney Chris Culp, now of counsel to the firm. Chris’s vast appellate and jury trial experience complement the firm’s services and add a new dimension to the practice. Mitchell & Culp, PLLC is proud to employ and rely upon only North Carolina state bar certified paralegals, one of whom has worked with Rick Mitchell for over thirty years.
For more information about the firm’s attorneys, read our biographies.
Experience counts; please contact us if you have legal concerns about debts or credit.