Arete Rita Kostopoulos

Arete Rita Kostopoulos is a bankruptcy attorney based in Oakland, California. She founded Kostopoulos Bankruptcy Law in 2013, following her earlier establishment of Kostopoulos & Associates in Michigan in 2004. The firm, located at 7677 Oakport Street, Suite 550, Oakland, CA 94621, specializes in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. Ms. Kostopoulos earned her Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in 2001 and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Wayne State University in 1998. She is licensed to practice law in both Michigan and California — In California, she was admitted to the State Bar on June 28, 2012. Her practice areas include bankruptcy, foreclosure, Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and debt relief.

She is a member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Michigan. Additionally, she holds memberships in the Consumer Bankruptcy Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. She also serves as the President of the Hellenic Bar Association. Ms. Kostopoulos is fluent in Greek and has been recognized as a Top 100 Bankruptcy Lawyer by The National Advocates. She has successfully represented thousands of clients seeking debt relief. Before founding her own firm, she clerked for the Honorable James Biernat Sr.

at the Macomb County Circuit Court from 2000 to 2001. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the Northern District of California, and the District of Colorado. For more information or to schedule a consultation, you can contact Kostopoulos Bankruptcy Law at (510) 208-3109 or visit their website at www.thebankruptcylawfirm.net. {"license_status": "Active", "death_date": null, "firm_name": "Kostopoulos Bankruptcy Law", "case_types": "Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief, Foreclosure", "legal_stages": "Bankruptcy Filing, Debt Relief Negotiation, Foreclosure Defense", "courts": [{"court_name": "U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan", "court_type": "U.S. District Court", "admission_year": "2001", "state": "Michigan"}, {"court_name": "U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan", "court_type": "U.S.

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