Nicholas D. Chambers

Nicholas D. Chambers is an experienced attorney specializing in the practice of consumer bankruptcy. Nick is a member of the consumer bankruptcy association of Detroit as well as a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice in the Eastern District and Western District of Michigan. Nick graduated in 2001 from Albion College with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and graduated in 2004 from Wayne State University’s graduate chemistry program with a Master’s Degree in Synthetic and Bio-Organic Chemistry. Nick started clerking in consumer bankruptcy in 2005 prior to graduating from Michigan State University’s College of Law in 2006. Since that time, Nick has experience representing both Creditors and Debtors in Consumer Bankruptcy and has participated in thousands of cases over the last 15 years. Nick first joined Sweeney Law Offices, PLLC. as an associate attorney in 2021 and has been advocating for his clients vigorously ever since.

Professional Memberships and Associations:
A. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Federal Bar (2009-Present)
B. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Federal Bar (2012-Present)
C. State Bar of Michigan (2008-Present)
D. Oakland Bar Association
E. American Bar Association (2008-2009)
F. Consumer Bankruptcy Association ( 2013-Present)
G. American Bankruptcy Institute (2016- Present)
Continuing Legal Education:
A. New Rules Seminar, Trott Financial Center, Farmington Hills, MI, April 2008 - 3 hrs.
B. CBA's Lien Stripping Seminar, Royal Oak, MI, May 2009 - 1.5 hrs.
C. ABI Seminar Presentation of: Mortgage Loan Modification, Assets Wanted Trustee's Panel, Lien Stripping, Sterling Heights, MI, November 11, 2013 - 8 hrs.
D. ABI's Detroit 10th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Detroit, MI, November 11, 2014 - 7 hrs.
E. ABI’S Detroit 11th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Detroit, MI, November 11, 2015 - 7 hrs.
F. Consumer Bankruptcy Association’s Seminar: “How to Avoid Discovery Disasters” Detroit, MI, February 25th, 2016 - 1.0 Hr.
G. ABI's Hon. Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Detroit, MI, November 11, 2016 - 6.67 hrs.
H. Consumer Bankruptcy Association Motion Practice - Dos and Don'ts, Bloomfield Hills, MI, February 23, 2017 - 2.0 hrs.
I. State Bar of Michigan, The "New" Michigan Domestic Asset Protection Trust Act, Southfield, MI, March 7, 2017 - 2.0 hrs.
J. ABI's Hon. Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Detroit, MI, November 10, 2017 - 7 hrs.
K. ABI's Hon. Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Detroit, MI, November 12, 2018 - 7 hrs.
L. ABI's Hon. Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Detroit, MI, November 11, 2019 - 6.75 hrs.
M. Consumer Bankruptcy Association - Key Takeaways from Recent Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, Ferndale, MI, December 5, 2019 - 2 hrs.
N. NACTT Academy Seminar 4/9/20 "The CARES Act - Mortgage Issues" 1.5 hrs.
O. American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Virtual Bankruptcy Workshop June 25-26, 2020 - 3.0 hrs.
P. Treatment of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases in the New COVID-19 Environment, Virtual Seminar, Sponsored by Debtor/Creditor rights committee of the State Bar of Michigan. August 6th, 2020 2.0 hrs.
Teaching experience:
A. Speaker/Panelist at ABI's Detroit 12th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Conference: "Stopping Tax Foreclosure", Detroit, MI, November 11, 2016 - 1.25 Hrs.
Reported Cases:

A. In re Fairnot, 571 BR 767 (Bankr ED Mich, 2017)
B. Turk v Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Turk), LEXIS 1094 (Bankr ED Mich, Apr. 5, 2018)
C. In re Kay Bee Kay Props., LLC, (2020 Bankr. Lexis 1958)
D. In re Evans, W.T. (Bankr. ED Mich 2020)

Pro Bono Work - Community outreach:
A. St. Vincent De Paul Society, Community Outreach July 2012, Detroit MI.
B. New Hope Assembly of God "Blessfest"- Legal Clinic; 06/02/2019, Taylor, MI