Is it time to face your financial problems?
If so, it's time to call COOPER & FORBES
Glenn E. Forbes has been practicing Bankruptcy law for thirty (30) years. He was admitted to practice in Ohio on November 2, 1979 and admitted to practice before the United States District Court in Cleveland shortly thereafter. He immediately began practicing Bankruptcy law. Although other types of cases have sent him to the Municipal and Common Pleas Courts, and the United States District Court as well as State and Federal Appeals Courts, Bankruptcy has become a bigger and bigger part of his practice. He has taught Bankruptcy law to paralegal students at Lake Erie College and Lakeland Community College as well as lecturing to lawyers and other professionals in continuing education seminars. He approaches client debt problems in a multi-dimensional fashion, considering not only Bankruptcy options, but also settlement or workout options or, in the appropriate case the “doing nothing” option. He graduated from the International School of Geneva Switzerland in 1971, the College of Wooster in 1976 and the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1979. Linda D. Cooper has spent much of her legal career in the Family Law field and is a Certified Domestic Relations Practitioner. She brings to Bankruptcy practice a unique understanding of the interplay between Family Law and Bankruptcy Law. Her practice has taken her to Common Pleas Courts and Appeals Courts around the State of Ohio. She has served as a Referee and Acting Judge in the Willoughby Municipal Court, and has served as an instructor at Lakeland Community College as well as a speaker on Family Law and Legal Ethics in seminars for both lawyers and lay persons. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1975 and from Cleveland Marshall Law School in 1977. She was admitted to the Oho Bar in 1978 and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court in the Northern District of Ohio and the United States Supreme Court.
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Cecily A Renzi, Sr. Paralegal
Bankruptcy Division
Cecily received her Associates degree in Paralegal Studies from Lakeland Community College in 1996 and has worked in the areas of Bankruptcy, Probate, Domestic Relations, Social Security Disability and Litigation at COOPER & FORBES and select downtown Cleveland law firms for nearly fifteen (15) years. Cecily is a member of the Ohio State and Lake County Bar Associations, and a member of the American Alliance of Paralegals. She is a past Treasurer and Vice-President of the Cleveland Association of Paralegals (CAP), and served as the chairperson of the CAP Probate Committee for over five (5) years. She has also served on the Budget and Nominations Committee for the National Association of Paralegals, and has had several published articles in the Cleveland Bar Journal, NewsCAPsule and Paralegal Reporter. Cecily is a Notary Public for the State of Ohio.
Debra L Cline, Legal Assistant
Bankruptcy Division
Debra is currently pursuing her Associates degree in Paralegal Studies from Lakeland Community College. Debra has managed all aspects of the Collection Department at COOPER & FORBES since 1986, handling thousands of cases from various collection agencies, attorneys, hospitals, etc. She has extensive experience monitoring active cases in Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga, and other counties, in addition to hundreds of municipal courts in the Northern Ohio area. Debra also handles internal Information Technology issues for COOPER & FORBES and is a Notary Public for the State of Ohio.
Glenn E. Forbes, Esq.
Linda D. Cooper, Esq.
COOPER & FORBES The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation.
166 Main Street
Painesville, OH 44077
Phone: (440) 357-6211
Fax: (440) 357-1634
E-mail: bankruptcy@cooperandforbes.com
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*The law requires us to let you know that we are a debt relief agency. We help people file for Bankruptcy Relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
