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San Jose Attorney has been at Forefront of Consumer Bankruptcy Advocacy for 30 Years

In his distinguished 30-year career, San Jose bankruptcy attorney Ike Shulman has been involved in landmark legislation and significant achievements in the bankruptcy field.

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San Jose Attorney has been at Forefront of Consumer Bankruptcy Advocacy for 30 Years

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  1. SanJoseAttorneyhasbeenatForefrontofConsumerBankruptcyAdvocacyfor30YearsSanJoseAttorneyhasbeenatForefrontofConsumerBankruptcyAdvocacyfor30Years Inhis distinguished30-year career,SanJosebankruptcy attorneyIke Shulmanhas beeninvolvedinlandmark legislationandsignificantachievementsinthebankruptcyfield. San Jose,CA,October23,2015 -Inhisdistinguished 30-yearcareer,SanJosebankruptcyattorneyIkeShulmanhasbeeninvolved inlandmark legislationand significantachievements inthebankruptcyfield.But whatreally driveshimishis desiretohelp theaveragepersonfacedwith crushing debt and depression tofind salvation. Shulmanliststhecreation in1992ofthe NationalAssociationofConsumerBankruptcyAttorneys(NACBA),thecountry's leading advocateofconsumersin bankruptcy,asoneofhis greatestaccomplishments.But he alsosayshelping thousandsofconsumersisequallyhighonhislist. "I'dsayco-founding NACBAand servingasitsfirst president.Ihave also been thechairof the association's legislativecommittee,”saysShulman whenasked whatachievementhe'smost proudof.“Wetookatinyband of lawyersinSanJosetoanationalorganizationwith3,000attorneysthathasanimpacton thenationallevel.ButI'd also putgetting debtreliefforthousandsofpeopleoverthelast30yearsasright up there.” Shulmansaid hispassionforhelping peoplewasstoked bythepersonal contacthe'shad withindividualsand familiesovertheyears. "I thinkIwasfortunate30yearsagotobehired byafirm that specialized inbankruptcylaw.Iimmediatelyfelt it wasarewardingday-after-daything todo,”saysShulman, whohasbeeninpractice since1986.“Thepassionwas therebecauseof thedailyrewards.Itfeltgood tomeet withpeopleand theirfamilies,manyof them whowerestressed outand depressed becauseoftheirfinancial situation,and findaway tohelp peopleout of that.Inthelegalprofessionyoudon'toften get thatpersonal contact.” Shulmanisstillactivelyinvolved inconsumers'rightsthroughNACBA,serving aschairofthe association'sLegislativeCommittee.Shulmanwasalsoakeymemberofapanelthatguidedmorethan3,000lawyersthroughall thecomplicated changesinananti-consumerbankruptcy lawpassed byCongressin2005. Shulmanwasselected toserveon thepanel becausehewaswell versed intheintricaciesofthenewlaw. “Iknewall about the insand outsof the2005lawbecausewehad beenfighting it foreightyears,”hesaid about NACBA'slong fighttopreserveconsumers' basicbankruptcyrights.“Eachoftheprovisionsweretalkedaboutin Congress,whichIhad beenfollowing closely.Itwasa terriblelaw,but wethoughttheremight beawayofmakingitlessbad.” TheseedfortheformationofNACBAactuallygrewoutofaninformal meeting of lawyersinSantaClara thatShulmanwas partof.Hewas thefirstchairmanof theSantaClaraCountyBarAssociation'sChapter13Subcommitteein1989,and iscurrentlythechairmanofthatcommittee.Shulmansaysthatgroupwasa"springboard"fortheformationofNACBA. Shulman's other accomplishmentsandawardsinclude:

  2. Being giventhe"FreshStart"awardin1997byhispeersforhisdistinguishedserviceinthe consumerbankruptcyfield. • Testifying onbehalfofconsumerbankruptcydebtorsbefore Congressin1998and testifyingbeforethe National BankruptcyReviewCommissionseveral timesfrom1995to1997,asmajor changestothebankruptcylawswerebeingconsidered. • In2006,Shulmanreceived aCertificateofRecognitionfromthe NorthernDistrict ofCaliforniaBankruptcyCourt JudgesforhisserviceaschairmanoftheBankruptcyLocalRulesCommittee. • Shulmanhasbeengiventhehighest possiblerating forlegalabilityand ethicsbyMartindale-Hubbell®andwasselected for inclusionintheSuperLawyers®listfrom2008tothepresent. • Hehasbeenrecognized asaCertifiedSpecialistinBankruptcyLawbytheStateBarofCaliforniaBoardofLegal Specialization. • Aftermorethan30yearsasahighlyrespectedand influentialbankruptcyattorney,Shulman said “retirement”isnot inhisvocabulary. • “No,I'm still enjoying this toomuch,”hesayswhenasked ifhe'd considerretirement.“IfoundI could havealawpracticeandsupportmyownfamily.ButIalsoIfound Icould help a lot ofpeople.Iget greatsatisfactionhelping peoplenavigatebankruptcylawsand getting backon theirfeet.Ihaveseenpeoplecome inunderstressand depressedand theywouldwalkoutwithahugeweight liftedofftheirshoulders.Itwassomething special,afeeling —afeelingyoucouldalmostgrabortouch.” • Contact: • MarciBraccoCainChatterbox PR • Salinas, CA93901 • (831) 747-7455 • http://www.ikeshulmanlaw.com • ###

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