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White & Allen Attorney Receives Certifications in Bankruptcy

March 3, 2009

John C. Bircher III

NEW BERN, N.C.—White & Allen, P.A. attorney John C. Bircher III has been certified as a specialist in both consumer and business bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification (ABC).

Bircher recently completed the American Board of Certification’s Specialization Examinations in both Business and Consumer Bankruptcy. His certifications in these areas of specialization are also recognized by the N.C. State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

The ABC is a leading specialty certification organization that certifies attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law. ABC has certified approximately 1,000 attorneys in these law specialties nationwide.

A principal at White & Allen since 2006, John has concentrated on bankruptcy since 1997 and is a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Bircher practices in White & Allen’s New Bern office.

Bircher received his undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in criminal justice in 1992 and his law degree from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 1997.

While Bircher’s practice is concentrated in the area of bankruptcy, his other areas of emphasis include civil collections litigation and foreclosure.

He is licensed to practice before all North Carolina courts, and the Federal Court for all districts in North Carolina.

White & Allen, P.A. is a full-service law firm with offices in Kinston, New Bern, Snow Hill and Goldsboro. The firm has offered a wide range of legal services to Eastern North Carolina since 1927. Its practice includes bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, civil litigation, personal injury, commercial law, corporate law, criminal law, elder law, employee benefits, employment law, estate planning and administration, family law, health care law, real estate and tax planning.