Previous Law Firm Name

• Thomas Trunnell Law Office

Law Firm Overview

Our firm's main focus is on Bankruptcy and Immigration Law. We are dedicated to provide professional legal services and excellent client service at competitive rates. We work hard, return phone calls, and keep you up to date on important developments in your legal issues. We clearly explain your legal situation so you understand your legal options.  Our firm helps you decide how to proceed with those options, based on your own goals and values.

We file Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcies for the majority of our Bankruptcy clients.  In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, many unsecured debts like credit card bills, medical bills, and old utility bills can be discharged-wiped away. And in most cases, an automatic stay takes effect as soon as a bankruptcy case is filed. The automatic stay prohibits most creditors and collection agencies from making contact with the bankruptcy petitioner or pursuing any kind of collection action. Chapter 13 bankruptcy, on the other hand, provides an answer for many people who have regular income and secured debts, but have been thrown off track by a short-term problem like unemployment, illness, injury, or divorce. Good decisions require good information, and taking control of your finances means educating yourself about your options. If you get more telephone calls from your credit card company than from your friends and family, if you cringe when you open the mailbox because you know that it will be filled with past-due notices and threatening letters, if you've been juggling your payments so that nothing falls "too far" behind and watching interest, late charges, and over-the-limit fees continue to grow, it may be time to talk to Law Office of Thomas E. Trunnell and find out whether Chapter 7 bankruptcy or Chapter 13 bankruptcy might be the solution for you.

Within the Immigration field we represent companies in employment immigration matters and K-1/K-3 visas for fiancees and spouses of US Citizens.  To hire a foreign worker on an H-1B visa, the job must be a professional position that requires, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in the field of specialization. The occupation for which the H-1B classification is sought must also normally require a bachelor's degree as a minimum for entry into the occupation.  Also a prospective employee that lacks a Bachelor's degree may be found to have the equivalent of a Bachelor's degree using a combination of experience and education. A bona fide job offer must exist. The employer must provide services or products, which are related to the H-1B employee's education or experience, and provide a salary commensurate with the position. A nexus must exist between the employer's business and the specialist position offered, and the employee's specialized knowledge.

The fiancee visa allows foreigners to come to the United States to marry U.S. citizens and live in the United States . For most couples, fiancee visas (K1 Visas) are best.  Fiancee K1 visas are also known as Marriage Visas.  In short fiancee visas (K1 Visas) provide the best combination of high success rate, short processing time and simplicity.  If you are looking for a law firm known for providing quality immigration work and personal client service, you have found the right firm. Please contact us today so that we may advise you of your Immigration rights and liabilities.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy Law
• Immigration & Naturalization Law
• Real Estate
• Criminal Law
• DUI

Honors and Awards

• Order of the Barrister, for Outstanding Oral Advocacy
• 1st place Midwest Regional Competition, American Association for Justice, 2004 - 2005
• 3rd Place Nationally Overall, American Association for Justice, 2004 - 2005
• 1st Place Intramural Competition, ABA Negotiation Competition
• Southern Regional Top Ten Placement, ABA Negotiation Competition Team

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Asylum, Deportation, Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant