Gary Bollinger - Lawyer in Saint Louis, MO

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
MO	Good Standing, Active	1980	11/08/2021
IL	Active And Authorized To Practice Law	1979	10/05/2021

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Avvo Contributions

Legal answers	3794
Legal guides	11

Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date granted
Peer Review Rated	Martindale-Hubbell	2016
Chapter 7 Bankrutcy Top Contributor	Avvo	2013
Chapter 7 Bankrutcy Top Contributor	Avvo	2012
Mentor/Intervenor	Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel	2008
Local Bankruptcy Rules Changes Committee Member	Bankruptcy court for the Eastern District of Missouri	2006

Mentor Bankruptcy Protege Program	The Missouri Bar	2005
Mentor/Intervenor	Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel	2004
Mentor Bankruptcy Protege Program	The Missouri Bar	2003
Best Writer E-Mail Contributions	SFIG Listserv	2002
Mentor Bankruptcy Protege Program	The Missouri Bar	2002

Work Experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Owner	Bankruptcy Center	1984 - Present
Intern/Associate Lawyer for Criminal Law	JCS Law	2017 - 2017
Associate	Brown, James & Rabbitt	1983 - 1984
Associate	Churchill, Nester & McDonell	1979 - 1981

Associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Missouri Bar, Commercial Law Committee	Member	2007 - Present
Debtor Association of Metropolitan St. Louis	Attorney Member	2003 - Present
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	Attorney Member	2001 - Present
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	Attorney Member	1984 - Present
Missouri State Bar Association	Attorney Member	1981 - Present

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys	Member	2005 - 2010
Missouri Bar, Solo and Small Firm Committee	Member	2004 - 2011
Solo and Small Firm Internet Group	Attorney Member	2002 - 2012
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois	Attorney Member	1979 - 1985

Publications

Publication name	Title	Date
511 Rock Wall Press	DIY Bankruptcy Guide	2005
Missouri Lawyers Weekly	Bankruptcy Noire	2005
511 Rock Wall Press	DIY Bankruptcy Guide	2004
511 Rock Wall Press	DIY Bankruptcy Guide	2003
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Law Journal	Co-Owned Property in Bankruptcy	2002

Education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Washington University School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1979
Cornell	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1976

Speaking Engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Solo & Small Firm Conference 2010	Key Effects of Bankruptcy Law on Dissolution & Personal Injury & Workers Compensation	2010
Solo and Small Firm Conference	Bankruptcy Effects on Other Areas of Law	2008
Bench & Bar Conference	Bankruptcy Reform Act (BAPCPA)	2006
Missouri Bar, Solo and Small Firm Conference	Bankruptcy effect on other areas of Law	2004
Missouri Bar, Solo and Small Firm Conference	When Disaster Strikes: Planning for Law Office Catastrophe	2002

Legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Merseal vs. Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance Company of Missouri (Mo.E.D.App. 4/2013)	Plaintiff’s verdict upheld.
In re Pyatt, 486 F.3d 423 (8th Cir. 2007).	Bankruptcy debtor lost at trial. On appeal, I obtained a reversal of the trial court. The Trustee appealed to the 8th Circuit, but the lower appelate court decision in debtor favor was upheld.
Abernathy v. LaBarge 259 B.R. 330, 333 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2001)	Debtor lost her house at trial, but I appealed & saved her home from sale.