Michael N. Nicastro, Esq.

Bankruptcy Attorney, Orange County, California


Michael Nicastro
President & Shareholder
phone:
(714) 533-6000
email:

Mr. Nicastro has over 17 years of experience representing thousands of debtors as well as panel and sitting trustees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 proceedings. He began his career as an accountant after earning his a Bachelor in Business Administration degree with an accounting major. After successfully representing thousands of bankruptcy clients in matters ranging from simple to extremely complex, he has established a reputation as a creative thinker and fierce advocate for his clients.

During law school, Mr. Nicastro completed a judicial externship with the Honorable John E. Ryan, Bankruptcy Judge sitting in the Central District of California, Santa Ana Division. He maintains active memberships with the Orange County Bar Association-Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, and the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. Mr. Nicastro has spoken at and contributed to MCLE accredited panels ranging from inception of the attorney client relationship to protecting clients from creditor collection attempts post-discharge.

"We will aggressively protect your rights and assets while we design a recovery strategy based on the law and your financial goals."
Bar Admissions:
California, 1992
Education:
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1992
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1989, B.B.A in Accounting
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Typical Problems Encountered by Chapter 7 Debtors' Attorneys; Practitioners' Strategies for Effective Management of Cases, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, approved for MCLE credit
New Regulations Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Orange County Specialty Lawyers' Guild, approved for MCLE credit
Objections to Discharge & Dischargeability, University of California Irvine Paralegal Program, Irvine, California
Remedies for Violation of the Automatic Stay and Permanent Stay (Section 524), Orange County Bankruptcy Form, approved for MCLE credit
Chapter 7 Practice under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005, Orange County Specialty Lawyers' Guild, approved for MCLE credit
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Orange County Bar Association's Chapter 7 Pro Bono Clinic Overseer, Federal Bankruptcy Court, Santa Ana, California
Orange County Bar Association's DebtorReaffirmation Clinic Overseer, Federal Bankruptcy Court, Santa Ana, California
Federal Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Orange County Bar Association (Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section)
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Past Employment Positions:
NICASTRO PISCOPO, Attorneys at Law, Managing Partner, 1993 - Present
McGRAW & WISNER, Associate Attorney, 1992 - 1993
HONORABLE JOHN E. RYAN, US Bankruptcy Judge Central District of California, Santa Ana Division, Judicial Extern, 1992


Our Orange County Bankruptcy Attorneys provide legal advice regarding bankruptcy to residents of Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief and have been doing so for over 16 years.

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