For over 15 years, Amanda G. Billyard has focused her area of practice on representing debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy cases, as well as helping them engange in strategic pre-bankruptcy planning. She is the Managing Attorney at Financial Relief Law Center, APC and has filed nearly 800 bankruptcy cases over the course of her career. Additional areas of practice include Real Estate Matters including Short Sales, and Business Formation and Dissolution. She is also a licensed Real Estate Broker.

Education

• University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law (2007) J.D.Cum Laude

• Law Review: Managing Editor of UDC-DCSL Law Review 2006- 2007

• Law Clinic: Completed over 700 hours of client centered clinical work

• State University of New York Binghamton (2003) B. A. Philosophy

  Judicial Clerkship

• 2007-2008 Honorable Raphael Diaz of the District of Columbia Superior Court

  
  Admissions

• State Bar Association of California

• United States District Court - Central District of California

• United States District Court - Southern District of California

• United States District Court - Eastern District of California

• United States District Court - Northern District of California

• District of Columbia Bar Association

  
  Affiliations

• Orange County Bar Association

• Orange County Bankruptcy Forum

• American Bankruptcy Institute

Bankruptcy Case History & Experience

• Filed over 788 bankruptcy cases.

• Chapter 7 History: Filed approximately 533 Chapter 7 cases over various jurisdictions within California districts

• Chapter 13 History: Filed approximately 249 Chapter 13 cases over various jurisdictions within California districts

• Chapter 11 History: Filed approximately 3 Chapter 11 cases over various jurisdictions within California districts