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Ron Sykstus is the managing partner of Bond, Botes, Sykstus, Tanner & Ezzell, P.C. in Huntsville, Alabama, and Decatur, Alabama. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Ron received his education from the University of Arizona and the Northern Illinois University College of Law. Upon graduation from law school, Ron served a four-year tour of active duty with the United States Army Judge Advocates General’s Corps. As a JAG, he initially served as a prosecutor for 11th ADA Brigade and 3rd Armored Calvary Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. He was subsequently stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, as the senior defense counsel with the U.S. Army’s Trial Defense Service. There, he supervised an office of attorneys that handled all of the courts-martial and security clearance defense at both Fort McClellan, Alabama, and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Ron received two Meritorious Service medals for his military service. Upon his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, Ron joined the Bond and Botes team of lawyers and has been there ever since.. For the past 20 years, Ron Sykstus has practiced exclusively in the following areas of law: consumer bankruptcy; consumer law, including Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) cases, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) cases and civil lawsuit defense; Security Clearance Revocation Defense; VA Disability claims, and Social Security law. Ron is admitted to practice law in Alabama, Illinois, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, U.S. Army Court of Military Review, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He is also board certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Ron has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been listed as an Alabama Super Lawyer by Thomson/Reuters publishers, and he has a 10.0 superb rating from Avvo. In addition to being the author of Bankruptcy – We Wrote the Book on It, Ron is also a co-author of Navigating Legal Issues for Military Veterans: Leading Lawyers on Arguing Disability, Pension, and Other Claims Before the VA (Inside the Minds).

Mr. Heard has extensive experience in handling complex business negotiations and contracts.  Mr. Heard represents a number of mid-size businesses involved in all aspects of the economy from government contracting, defense, Internet sales and marketing, to construction, trucking and retail sales. Mr. Heard has represented each of these types of companies in various commercial transactions including contract negotiation and interpretation, debt restructuring, analyzing cash flow requirements and projections, buy-outs, wind-ups, and the purchase and sale of assets.  In addition to representing individuals and companies in business transactions, Mr. Heard has extensive experience in civil litigation. Mr. Heard has been lead attorney and litigated numerous cases involving issues such as breach of contract, corporate oppression, civil conspiracy; minority shareholder rights; fraud; suppression and a variety of business torts.. Mr. Heard is board certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification.  Certification means that Mr. Heard as met rigorous, objective standards relating to experience, continuing legal education in bankruptcy law, integrity and peer review in addition to demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of bankruptcy law.  In addition, Mr. Heard was recognized in 2008 and 2010-2012 as a “Super-Lawyer.” Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.. Mr. Heard’s recent representations have included:. • Serving as local counsel to the Liquidating Trustee for the Estates of Verilink Corporation and Larscom Incorporated.. • Serving as counsel to Hyundai of Decatur, Inc., Shoals Suzuki, Inc., Varsity Suzuki, Inc., and Driving 2000 Acceptance Corporation.. • Serving as lead Chapter 11 bankruptcy counsel for Circle C Stores, Inc., Full Moon Hospitality, Inc., Hospitality Group, Inc. Martin Technologies, Inc., Clementine’s Catering., and Word of Faith Church.. Mr. Heard has been mentioned and quoted by major local and national news publications for his representation of businesses in and out of bankruptcy and has frequently lectured on the topic of business and individual bankruptcy.. Mr. Heard received a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University, School of Criminology in 1984. Mr. Heard graduated cum laude, from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in 1987. He was an Associate Editor on the Cumberland Law Review and was recipient of the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University Curia Honors Award.  Prior to beginning his private practice, Mr. Heard clerked for The Honorable Thomas Virgil Pittman on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Mitch Howie was born June 12, 1954 at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He graduated from Huntsville High, Huntsville, Ala. in 1972. He then attended the University of Virginia for his undergraduate and the University of Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1980. Upon graduation, he worked for two years in the Gulf of Mexico oil fields. He practiced law in Galveston, Texas, from 1984 until 1988 when he returned to Huntsville, Alabama. The Law firm of Mitch Howie has been located at 107 North Side Square, Huntsville, Alabama, since 1991.. Mitch Howie is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, the Madison County Bar Association, and and has practiced bankruptcy in all Alabama Courts and the Southern District of Texas. He is licensed to practice in state and federal Courts in Alabama and before the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.. Personally, Mitch Howie has been married since 1986 to his wife Debra Howie. They have three children, Schuyler, Turner and Cailin who were active in film, music, gourmet cooking, horseback riding, soccer and other sports. Turner is attending junior college, working at Watercress Restuarant and Cailin is a Senior at Madison County High and has been accepted at the University of Alabama.. Mitch Howie represents individuals and small business owners in legal matters from corporate organization to dissolution and is a full service law firm. Legal business services range from determining what type of organization whether it be partnership, incorporation or a limited liability corporation. Individual legal services include adoption and divorce to estate planning and probating a will. The firm believes that a successful business or personal financial plan requires legal expertise in multiple areas. Mitch Howie successfully protected a minority shareholders rights in "squeeze-out merger" in Ex Parte Baron Services, Inc. 874 So. 2d 5445 ( Ala. 2003). In that case the Alabama Supreme Court disallowed the use of a minority shareholder discount in valuing the shareholders stock.. In representing injured individuals the law firm has successfully litigated or settled hundreds of personal injury cases with an emphasis on automobile accidents and uninsured motorists.. Mitch Howie is also licensed to practice in the Federal Bankruptcy Courts in Alabama. Debts discharged range anywhere from medical bills to car loans credit cards and pay day loan debts.. In the area of family law, the firm has attempted to obtain a fair and equitable division of marital property and the payment of child support based upon Alabama law. In Stewart v. Stewart 771 So., 2d 484 the Ala., Court of Civil Appeals overturned the Madison County Circuit Court requiring that there be a good reason for variation from judicial guidelines of child support awards.. Mitch Howie's nephew is Mitchell J. Howie. Mitchell has recently left the Judge Advocate General Corps of the United States Air Force. Mitchell is a licensed Texas attorney and is providing additional legal support on cases at the Law Office of Mitchell Howie. While both attorneys are solo practitioners, each Mitchell relies on the other for advice and counsel with respect to the most effective representation of all their individual clients. Mitchell J. Howie's website can be seen at .

Jack B. Sabatini is ready to speak with you about the benefits of consumer bankruptcy. Wheather that is Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, Mr. Sabatini can guide you. He has more than 30 years of Bankruptcy, Foreclosure and Creditor Harassment experience. Mr. Sabatini looks forward to meeting you, listening carefully to your problems, and working with you to move toward the brighter day your family deserves.. Mr. Sabatini holds a BA from Emory University and a JD from Cumberland School of Law. He has practiced in North Alabama for the majority of his career and is well respected in the Huntsville legal community.. Contact the office to discuss Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy in language you can understand. In a free consultation, you find out about your options and ask about the meanings of terms such as "automatic stay" and "exempt property," and learn more about foreclosure and bankruptcy.

Experienced Deb attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Deb attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Deb attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.