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Welcome to the the NAVBA
The National Assocation of Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants ("NAVBA") is the first established professional organization in the United States; dedicated to the education and development of the virtual bankruptcy assistant industry.  We also dedicate time to increasing awareness to bankruptcy attorneys of the benefits of employing highly skilled and trained virtual bankruptcy assistants.

AVBA LogoThe NAVBA was developed by Victoria Ring, the original developer of the virtual bankruptcy assistant field in 2001.  Therefore, the NAVBA is the only organization offering the Accredited Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant Exam. This exam is used by law firms for employment pretesting of legal assistants and paralegals as well as virtual bankruptcy assistants looking for national recognition of their higher skill level.  | More Info |

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Accredited Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants:
The Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants below have passed the AVBA Exam and demonstrated their high level of skills in the drafting of bankruptcy petitions.
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John McNell
Melissa Smith
Terry McNeal
Evan Fuller
Dee Medlin
Bernard G. Malaga
Tom Connolly
Elizabeth Strelow
James Nobles, PhD
Victoria Rybak
Cathy Gutierrez
Haven Matthews
Theresa S. Carbaugh
Sherry Flaherty
Rhonda Creek
D. Tony Downes
Linda Rantz
Gary Ostad
Yordanska Fraser, CP
Jan Woodworth
La Tanya Charlson
Kimberly Russo
George Reynolds
Sidney Findley
John Palmer
Nanci Hubsch
Alisa Casella
Nancy Criswell
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What is a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant?
A virtual bankruptcy assistant ("VBA") works under the sole discretion of debtor bankruptcy attorneys; preparing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions. The process is simple: The attorney downloads a free set of client intake forms; the debtor fill them out and returns to the attorney; the attorney collects all the documents required to fulfill due diligence. (A list of the required docuemention is provided to the attorney by the VBA.)

Next, the attorney faxes or emails the client intake forms to the VBA.  From training materials developed by 713Training.Com, the VBA has been trained to prepare a well-detailed petition and compile a list of questions the debtor will need to answer before the petition can be finalized.  After the client interview (by telephone), the bankruptcy petition is returned to the attorney in PDF format for review.  After approval, the VBA or the attorney files the bankruptcy petition electronically through PACER.

This process has been proven over and over again to dramatically reduce the overhead expenses for attorneys and by hiring one or two VBAs to handle the bankruptcy petitions (without office interruptions) will vastly improve the quality of the bankruptcy petitions, resulting in a very smooth operation for the attorney and the bankruptcy court.

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Attorneys and VBAs are Welcome to Join the NAVBA
The NAVBA offers a host of benefits including two teleconferences per month, a free listing in the NAVBA Member Directory and much, much more.  Attorneys, paralegals and other legal professionals and providers may join as Supporting Members of the organization and receive one year of advertising benefits both on the NAVBA website as well as all printed marketing materials. | Benefits | Join |

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