I would like to share with you what drove me to become a lawyer and what led me to focus in bankruptcy law.
During my childhood, I watched my parents suffer through financial issues with no direction or guidance. Our family struggled through economic downturns and corporate downsizing.
In the summer of 1992, my parents were finally able to purchase their first home. Three months after we moved into the house, Hurricane Andrew made landfall and we lost everything. Our home was destroyed and all of our personal belongings were ruined or damaged for the exception of a couch and two mattresses.
I know what it is like to have to start over with only the clothes on your back. I know what financial hardship does to a family and the toll it takes on a person because I lived it.
These events motivated me to become a certified public accountant and to study law in order to help people in similar circumstances. I attended Florida International University where I earned a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Accounting and went on to become a CPA. Thereafter, I earned a Law degree from the University of Miami.
My first job in the field of law was at Legal Services of Greater Miami Inc., a non-profit organization which provides legal assistance to elderly and indigent individuals. I assisted clients facing foreclosure and eviction to remain in their homes. I also helped clients in economic hardship to file for bankruptcy and represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service.
I learned a lot in those years at the front lines. Most of all, I learned that the law can help a person to heal and move forward with life. Bankruptcy Law affords an individual the opportunity to start over and regain financial stability.
After my time at Legal Services, I decided to open a law practice with a primary focus in Bankruptcy. Ever since then I have devoted my efforts to assist people and businesses find relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Ch. 13 Bankruptcy
- Ch. 7 Bankruptcy
- Loan Modification
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Free Consultation
- Florida
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- Middle District of Florida
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- Southern District of Florida
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- U.S. Tax Court.
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- English
- Spanish
- Partner
- Law Offices of Clare Casas
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- Partner
- Lanshe and Casas P.A.
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- Associate Attorney
- Legal Services of Greater Miami Inc.
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- University of Miami
- J.D. (2003)
- Honors: Cum Laude.
- Activities: Law Review: University of Miami Tax Law Chronicle, Editor.
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- Florida International University
- M.A. (2001) | Accounting
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- Florida International University
- B.A. (1998) | Accounting
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude.
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- Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Contribution to Pro Bono Award
- United States Bankruptcy Court- Southern District of Floriday
- Clients' Choice Award for Bankruptcy Services
- Avvo
- Dedication to Promote Equal Justice for the Low Income Community
- Legal Services of Greater Miami Inc.
- Broward Bar Association
- Member
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- Florida Bar Association
- Member
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- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member
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- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- Member
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- Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida
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- Tax Issues Involving Unreimbursed Employee Expenses
- University of Miami Law Review
- Tax Issues Affecting Low Income Households, Various radio stations
- 2004
- Tax Ramifications in Dissolution Proceedings, Tax Implications in Family Law Cases
- 2005
- Certified Public Accountant
- (Inactive status, WA)
