Southfield Bankruptcy Attorney Profiles

WILLIAM D. JOHNSON

Founder and Managing Attorney of the Ann Arbor office

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 223
Fax: 248.443.7055
Email: Admin@acclaimlegalservices.com

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in Finance, Walsh College
  • Graduated with honors
• Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law (1994)
• Post Graduate, Wayne State University. Additional studies towards Master’s degree in Law with a concentration in Bankruptcy and Finance.

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Consumer Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
• Founding Member, Detroit Debtor Bar Association (Past Treasurer)
• Member of United Way’s Michigan Foreclosure Task Force: Foreclosure Prevention & Stabilization Collaborative
• Member, Legal Shield (formally known as Pre-Paid Legal)

Published Words:

• Aspatore Special Report (2010): “Michigan Foreclosure Defense and Modification Strategies” published by Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters Business.
• “Inside the Minds: Chapter 7 Consumer Bankruptcy Strategies” (2011 ed.: published by Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters business.

CHRISTOPHER W. JONES

Managing Attorney for Acclaim Legal Services

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 224
Fax: 248.286.7129
Email: Chris@acclaimlegalservices.com

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – Pre-Law, Michigan State University (2000)
  • Honors: Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society member
• Juris Doctor from Ave Maria School of Law (2004)
  • Honors: Graduated 10th in his class, Editorial Board Member for the Ave Maria Law Review, Best Student Performance in Fall 2002.

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist certified by the American Board of Certification.
• 2013 Super Lawyers Rising Star
• 2014 Super Lawyers Rising Star
• 2015 Super Lawyers 
• 2021 Super Lawyers
• 2022 Super Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
• Member, Institute for Continuing Legal Education
• Member, Legal Shield (formally known as Pre-Paid Legal)
• Advisory Member of the Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Court’s Loss Mitigation and Loan Modification Program Committee;

Recent Speaking Engagements:

• 5/2012: The Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) 3rd Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Institute.
  • Topic: Real Property Issues
• 1/2012, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)
  • Topic: The Basics of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• 10/2011, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Consumer Bankruptcy Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Attorney Presenter.
  • Topic: Surrendering Property in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy.
• 2/2011, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), Panel Speaker.
  • Topic:  Bankruptcy Boot Camp
• 10/2012, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Consumer Bankruptcy Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Attorney Presenter.
  • Topic:  Retirement Planning and Bankruptcy
• 11/2013, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Consumer Bankruptcy Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Attorney Moderator.
  • Topic:  The Chapter 13 Model Plan – One Year Later

FRANCESCA A. LOUSIA

Managing Attorney for Southfield Office

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 248
E-mail:  Francesca@acclaimlegalservices.com
Fax: 248.443.7055

• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Oakland University (2004)
  • Honors: Graduated Cum Laude; Dean’s List; Golden Key International Honor Society.
• Juris Doctor from Wayne State University (2008)
  • St. Thomas More Legal Society, President
  • Honors: Graduated Cum Laude

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Chaldean American Bar Association