Bankruptcy Attorney in Luzerne County, PA

Luzerne County sits in Northeastern Pennsylvania, with Wilkes-Barre as the county seat. The local economy is transitioning from anthracite coal to Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General, Wilkes University, and the I-81/I-80 warehouse cluster, and federal bankruptcy cases for Luzerne County residents are heard by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. Luzerne County cases are heard at the Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse in downtown Wilkes-Barre — the Middle District's Wilkes-Barre division — a fact that shapes how we approach almost every filing in this county.

Our Luzerne County clients usually arrive carrying debt from Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Commonwealth Health, M&T Bank, and Luzerne County tax-claim balances. The common pressure here is warehouse and gig-driver income swings plus inherited anthracite-era property-tax debt, and we tailor each case to that — whether that means a fast Chapter 7 discharge for medical and credit-card debt, or a Chapter 13 plan to cure arrears on a mortgage or vehicle. We handle credit-card and medical-debt judgments filed in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, sheriff sales scheduled at the Luzerne County Courthouse in Wilkes-Barre, and PA Department of Revenue tax liens against Luzerne County property.

• County seat: Wilkes-Barre
• Region: Northeastern Pennsylvania
• Federal district: Middle District of Pennsylvania
• Largest employers / economic base: transitioning from anthracite coal to Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General, Wilkes University, and the I-81/I-80 warehouse cluster
• Creditors that show up most on local debt schedules: Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Commonwealth Health, M&T Bank, and Luzerne County tax-claim balances
• Most common reason people here file: warehouse and gig-driver income swings plus inherited anthracite-era property-tax debt
• Worth knowing: Luzerne County cases are heard at the Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse in downtown Wilkes-Barre — the Middle District's Wilkes-Barre division

Start with a free consultation by phone or video — no need to drive to Harrisburg or Harrisburg. We run the Pennsylvania means test using current state median income, pick the federal or Pennsylvania exemption set that protects the most equity for your situation, and quote a flat attorney fee in writing. You complete the one-hour online credit-counseling course, we prepare the petition, and we file electronically with the Middle District clerk. The automatic stay stops every Luzerne County creditor — calls, lawsuits, garnishments, foreclosure, repossession — the moment we hit submit.

Luzerne County bankruptcy petitions are filed in the Wilkes-Barre Division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Filing location:
Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse
197 South Main Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Clerk's office: (570) 831-2500

341 meeting of creditors: Held virtually by the Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 trustee assigned to your case — Luzerne County filers almost never appear in person at Wilkes-Barre.

Filing happens electronically from our office, so Luzerne County clients almost never need to travel even though the courthouse sits right in Wilkes-Barre.