Over 40 yrs. Bankruptcy experience, Top Attorneys, 2015-2019, never lose an asset, erase all debtStop sheriff sales, repossessions, frozen accounts, garnishments by filing Chapter 13Erase all debts: credit card, medical, personal loans, unsecured debt by filing Chapter 7Over 40 yrs. Bankruptcy experience, Top Attorneys, 2015-2018
Jeanne Marie Cella, Esq. has been practicing Bankruptcy law for 40 years, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor graduate of Duke University Law School. After graduating from Duke, Ms. Cella served in Federal District and Appellate Court as a Federal Law Clerk in the Southern District of New York.
Ms. Cella was appointed Deputy District Attorney of the District Attorney’s Office of Delaware County, Pennsylvania where she prosecuted for eighteen years.
She is a former President of the Board of Commissioners of Marple Township, Pennsylvania and a former Marple Township Planning Commissioner and Municipal Solicitor.
Ms. Cella’s practice spans forty years and is concentrated in bankruptcy and wills, trusts, and estates.
Practice areas
We handle ALL areas of bankruptcy law, Chapter 13 and Chapter 7, and give our clients a chance to catch up on mortgage and car payments or to erase credit card and medical debt
44 years, 3,000 cases
We file Chapter 13 to stop sheriff sales, foreclosure, repossessions, frozen accounts, garnishment to give our clients a chance to catch up on arrearages while saving their assets.
44 years, 3,000 cases
We file Chapter 7 to erase all credit card, medical, personal, payday, repo, mortgage, default debt with no tax consequences to give our clients a fresh start.
44 years, 3,000 cases
Languages spoken
English
215 N Olive St
Media, PA, 19063
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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PA | Active | 1978 | 03/15/2022 |
Legal answers | 72 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Top Lawyer | Main Line Today Magazine | 2020 |
Top Attorney | Suburban Life Magazine | 2020 |
Top Lawyer | Main Line Today Magazine | 2019 |
Top Lawyer | Main Line Today Magazine | 2018 |
Top Lawyer | Main Line Today Magazine | 2017 |
Top Lawyer | Main Line Today Magazine | 2016 |
10 Best in Pennsylvania | American Institute of Bankruptcy Attorneys | 2014 |
Top Lawyer | Main Line Today Magazine | 2012 |
SUMMA CUM LAUDE | University of Pennsylvania | 1975 |
PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY | University of Pennsylvania | 1975 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Black, Stranick & Cella, PC | 1999 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | St. Joseph's University | 1992 - 1995 |
Municipal Solicitor | Marple Township, Pennsylvania | 1987 - 1988 |
President, Board of Commissioners | Marple Township, Pennsylvania | 1985 - 1986 |
Commissioner | Marple Township, Pennsylvania | 1984 - 1985 |
Deputy District Attorney | District Attorneys Office of Delaware County | 1979 - 1996 |
Clerk | The Honorable Judge Inder Wyatt | 1978 - 1978 |
Federal Judicial Law Clerk | United States District Court, Sourhern District of New York | 1978 - 1979 |
Prosecuting Attorney | Delware County District Attorney Office | 1978 - 1996 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Duke Philadelphia | 2009 - Present | |
Penn Club of Philadelphia | 2000 - Present | |
Pennsylvania Bar Association | N/A | |
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys | N/A | |
National Victim's Rights Association | N/A |
Phi Beta Kappa | N/A | |
American Bankruptcy Institute | N/A |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Duke University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1978 |
University of Pennsylvania | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1975 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Delaware County District Attorney's Office Lecture | Intersection of Criminal Law and Juvenile Law | 1990 |
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Christian Lassen, Unknown Attorney on Jan 19, 2015
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Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.
Teresa Brady, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Oct 22, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer.
Christian Lassen, Unknown Attorney on Jan 19, 2015
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Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.
Teresa Brady, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Oct 22, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer.
Cynthia McNicholas, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Apr 11, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. Jeanne is highly experienced, very professional, and very knowledgable about bankruptcy law.
Robert Hershman, Chapter 13 bankruptcy Attorney on Mar 7, 2014
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Jeanne Marie Cella is not only an experienced and highly competent attorney, who is attentive to her clients and their needs, she is also a genuine, courteous and extremely likable individual.
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