Marcus H Herbert

Southern Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney

Marcus H. Herbert attended law school at SIU School of Law in Carbondale Illinois. Founder: Bankruptcy Clinic, law firm in Carbondale, IL 1996 with a branch established in Paducah, Kentucky, 1999 (now renamed Law Office of Marcus H. Herbert and Associates which focuses on bankruptcy and debtor/creditor law). Co-founder and partner of law firm known as Lathram & Herbert LLP (focusing entirely on debtor bankruptcy work) Collinsville, Illinois, 2008. Co-founder and partner with Darrell Dunham of law firm in Carbondale, Illinois in 2009, known as Bankruptcy Advocates LLP (focusing entirely on debtor bankruptcy work). Law Clerk for Hon. Judge Kenneth Meyers Bankruptcy Judge SD ILL 1990-91. Established successful law practices in Vienna, Illinois, 1996 (general practice, criminal defense, personal injury, debtor bankruptcy and bank counsel). Summer Law Clerk (1990) at Moses and Singer at 1271 Ave. of The Americas New York, New York. Formerly with Law Office of Terry Sharp PC, Mt. Vernon, Illinois, 1992-1995.

University

University of Illinois, B.A., 1987

Law School

Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 1992

Admitted

1992, Illinois and Indiana; 1999, Kentucky

Memberships and Associations

Kentucky and Illinois State Bar Associations; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois.

Reported Cases

Deason v. Gutzler, 251 Ill.App.3d 630, 622 N.E.2d 1276 (Ill. App. 5 Dist. 1993); In re Clark, 393 B.R. 508 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2008); In re Barrett, 371 B.R. 860 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 2007); In re Crump, 247 B.R. 1 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2000); Knights Prairie Hunting Club, Inc. v. Holmes, 263 Ill.App.3d 455, 636 N.E.2d 29 (Ill. App. 5 Dist. 1994); In re Knapp, 179 B.R. 106 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 1995); Farm Credit Bank of St. Louis v. Dorr, 250 Ill.App.3d 1, 620 N.E.2d 549 (Ill. App. 5 Dist. 1993); In re Heath, 318 B.R. 115 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2004); In re Ellis, 274 B.R. 782 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 2002); In re Palmer, 224 B.R. 681 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 1998).

Email the Carbondale office or call 618 549 9800

Email the Collinsville office or call 618 623 4311

We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Two Firms - One Mission