American Board of
Certification
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 404
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1592
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALFRED
LAWRENCE TOOMBS
GREENBELT ATTORNEY
CERTIFIED IN
CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY LAW
April 27, 1999 -- The American Board of Certification announced that Alfred Lawrence
Toombs, an attorney with the Greenbelt, MD law firm Attorney at Law, has successfully
completed the requirements for national certification in consumer bankruptcy law.
To become certified, Mr. Toombs satisfied the following requirements:
* full time practice of law for at least five years;
* good standing in the bars of all states in which where a license to practice law
is held;
* devoted at least 30% of practice time and at least 400 hours to bankruptcy
related matters in the last three years;
* documented involvement consumer bankruptcy by providing information on cases
practiced;
* demonstrated commitment to continuing legal education by earning at least 60
hours of bankruptcy education in the past three years.
* passed an extensive, day-long written examination covering consumer bankruptcy
issues.
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 of these certification programs are accredited by the
American Bar Association. For a complete listing of certified attorneys, see our web page
at: http://0biworld.orglabclabbchome.html.
The ABC is co-sponsored by The American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League
of America. The ABC Board of Directors consists of many of the nation's finest bankruptcy
and creditors' rights lawyers, former judges, and law professors.
For Information Contact: Michelle L. Anderson,
(703) 139-1023 FAX: (703) 739-1060 E Mail: abc@abbcworld.org
ABC Home Page www.abiworld.org/abbc/abchome.html
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