The American Board of Certification (ABC)
The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy bar. The rigorous ABC certification standards are designed to encourage bankruptcy practitioners to strive toward excellence and to recognize those attorneys who are experts in the bankruptcy field. The ABC offers separate certification programs in business and consumer bankruptcy and creditors' rights. All three ABC certification programs are accredited by the American Bar Association.
To become certified, an attorney must satisfy the following requirements:
- full time practice of law for at least five years;
- good standing in the bars of all states in which a license to practice law is held;
- devotion of at least 30% of practice time and at least 400 hours to bankruptcy related matters in the last three years;
- documented involvement in business and consumer bankruptcy cases by providing information on cases handled;
- demonstrated commitment to continuing legal education by earning at least 60 hours of bankruptcy law education in the past three years; and
- passing an extensive, day-long written examination covering business and consumer bankruptcy issues.
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