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Post Office Box 57
Decatur, Georgia 30031
(404) 373-1612
(404) 373-2471 fax
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Georgia Bankruptcy Information

Northern District
Website: www.ganb.uscourts.gov

Divisions

Atlanta
  serving the counties of Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton and Rockdale;
Gainesville
  serving the counties of Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forstyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White;
Newnan
  serving the counties of Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding and Troup;
Rome
  serving the counties of Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield.

Clerks

   

W. Yvonne Evans, Clerk of the Court - U.S. Bankruptcy Court

    Phone: (404) 215-1000
Address: 75 Spring St. SW, Rm 1340 • Atlanta, GA 30303

Bonita Rogers, Deputy in Charge - Newnan

    Phone: (678) 423-3000
Address: 18 Greenville Street • Newnan, GA 30264

Cherrie Parris, Deputy in Charge - Rome

    Phone: (706) 291-5639
Address: 600 E. First St., Room 339 • Rome, GA 30161-3187

Linda Westbrook, Deputy in Charge – Gainesville

    Phone: (678) 450-2700
Address: 21 Spring St., SE, Room 120 • Gainesville, GA 30501

Judges

   

Hon. Mary Grace Diehl

    Atlanta & Rome
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1202
Address: 75 Spring Street • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: Room 1215 • Courtroom: Room 1201

Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel

    Atlanta & Rome
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1018
Address: 75 Spring St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: 1492 • Courtroom: 1401

Hon. Robert E. Brizendine

    Atlanta & Gainesville
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1014
Address: 75 Spring St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: Room 1234 • Courtroom: Room 1202

Hon. Joyce Bihary, Chief Judge

    Atlanta
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1006
Address: 75 Spring St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: Room 1290 • Courtroom: Room 1204

Hon. Margaret Murphy

    Atlanta
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1018
Address: 75 Spring St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: 1492 • Courtroom: 1401

Hon. James E. Massey

    Atlanta
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1010
Address: 75 Spring St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: Room 1415 • Courtroom: Room 1404

Hon. W. Homer Drake, Jr

    Newnan & Atlanta
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1022
Address: 75 Spring St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: Room 1471 • Courtroom: Room 1403

Hon. C. Ray Mullins

    Atlanta & Rome
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Phone: (404) 215-1002
Address: 75 Spring St. SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Chambers: 1270 • Courtroom: 1203

Chapter 13 Trustees

James H. Bone (for Judges Bihary and Brizendine Chapter 13 cases)

    Phone: (404) 525-2555 • Fax: (404) 525-5746
Address: 100 Peachtree St., NE, Suite 1100 •
Atlanta, GA 30303
Website: www.13network.com/trustees/atm/atmhome.asp

Mary Ida Townson (for Judge Mullins and Bonapfel cases)

    Phone: (404) 525-1110Fax: (404) 522-4448
Address: 100 Peachtree St., NE, Suite 300 •
Atlanta, GA 30303
Website: www.13network.com/trustees/atr/atrhome.asp

Nancy J. Whaley (for Judge Cotton and Massey Chapter 13 Cases)

    Phone: (678) 992-1201 • Fax: (678) 992-1202
Address: 303 Peachtree Center Ave., Suite 120 •
Atlanta, GA 30303
Website: www.13network.com/trustees/atw/atwhome.asp

Adam M. Goodman (for Judge Drake and Murphy Chapter 13 cases)

    Phone: (678) 510-1444 • Fax: (678) 510-1450
Address: 260 Peachtree Street, NW. Suite 200 •
Atlanta, GA 30303
Website: www.13network.com/trustees/atg/atghome.asp

United States Trustee

Guy G. Gebhardt
    Phone: (404) 331-4437
Address: 75 Spring Street SW • Atlanta, GA 30303
Middle District
Website: www.gamb.uscourts.gov

Divisions

Albany
  serving counties of Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Schely, Sumter, Terrell, Truner, Webster and Worth;
Athens
  serving counties of Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton;
Columbus
  serving the counties of Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot and Taylor;
Macon
  serving the counties of Baldwin, Ben Hill, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Upson, Washington, Wilcox, and Wilkinson;
Thomasville
  serving the counties of Brooks, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Seminole and Thomas;
Valdosta
  serving the counties of Berrien, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes and Tift.

Clerk

   

William E. Tanner

Macon
 

Serves Macon & Athens Divisions
Phone: (478) 752-3506 • Fax: (478) 752-8157
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1957 • Macon, GA 31202
Street Address: 433 Cherry Street • Macon, GA 31201

Columbus
  Serves Albany, Columbus, Thomasville & Valdosta Divisions
Phone: (706) 649-7837 • Fax: (706) 649-7845
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2147 • Columbus, GA 31902
Street Address: 901 Front Avenue, One Arensal Place • Columbus, GA 31902

Judges

   

Hon. Robert F. Hershner, Jr., Chief Judge

    Macon & Athens
Phone: (478) 752-3505
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 86 • Macon, GA 31202-0086

Hon. John T. Laney, III

    Columbus, Thomasville & Valdosta
Phone: (706) 649-7840
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1540 • Macon, GA 31902-1540

Hon. James D. Walker, Jr.

   

Macon & Albany
Phone: (478) 752-8293
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 64 • Macon, GA 31202

Chapter 13 Trustees

Camille Hope

    Phone: (478) 742-8706 • Fax: (478) 746-4488
Mailing Address: PO Box 954 • Macon, GA 31202
Street Address: 111 Third Street • Macon, GA 31201
Website: www.13network.com/trustees/mac/machome.asp

Kristin Smith

    Phone: (706) 327-4151Fax: (706) 327-4277
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1907 • Macon, GA 31902-1907
Street Address: 1101 Front Avenue, Ste. 202 •
Macon, GA 31902
Website: www.13network.com/cgahome.htm

United States Trustee

Mark W. Roadarmel
    Phone: (912) 752-3544
Address: 433 Cherry Street, Suite 510 •
Macon, GA 31201-7910
Southern District
Website: www.gas.uscourts.gov/usbc/usbc.html

Divisions

Augusta
  serving the counties of Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes;
Brunswick
  serving the counties of Appling, Camden, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Long, McIntosh and Wayne;
Dublin
  serving the counties of Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Mongomery, Talfair, Treutlen and Wheeler;
Savannah
  serving the counties of Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty;
Statesboro
  serving the counties of Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall and Toombs;
Waycross
  serving the counties of Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce and Ware.

Clerk

   

Michael F. McHugh

Savannah
 

Serves Savannah, Brunswick & Waycross Divisions
Phone: (912) 650-4100
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8347 • Savannah, GA 31412-8347
Street Address: 125 Bull St., 2nd Floor • Savannah, GA 31401

Augusta
 

Serves Augusta, Statesboro & Dublin Divisions
Phone: (706) 724-2421
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1487 • Augusta, GA 30903
Street Address: 933 Broad St., 3rd Floor •
Augusta, GA 30901

Judges

   

Hon. John S. Dalis,

    Augusta, Dublin & Statesboro
Phone: (706) 724-4439
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1487 • Augusta, GA 30903-1487

Hon. James D. Walker, Jr.

    Savannah & Waycross
Phone: (912)-650-4120
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8347 • Savannah, GA 31402

Hon. Lamar W. Davis, Jr. Chief Judge

    Savannah & Brunswick
Phone: (912) 650-4127
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8347 • Savannah, GA 31402

Chapter 13 Trustees

Sylvia Ford Brown (Savannah Cases)

    Phone: (912) 234-5052 • Fax: (912) 232-8824
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 10556 • Savannah, GA 31412
Street Address: 33 Bull Street, Suite 415 •
Savannah, GA 31401
Website: www.13network.com/trustees/sav/savhome.asp

Barnee C. Baxter (Augusta, Dublin and Statesboro Cases)

    Phone: (706) 724-1039 • Fax: (706) 724-1096
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 2127 • Augusta, GA 30903
Street Address: 808 Greene Street • Augusta, GA 30901
Website: www.13network.com/aughome.htm

M.Elaina Massey (Brunswick and Waycross Cases)

    Phone: (912) 466-9787 or (866) 459-5834 • Fax: (912) 466-9755
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1717 • Brunswick, GA 31521-1717
Street Address: 1608 Newcastle Street •
Brunswick, GA 30901
Website: www.13network.com/trustees/bru/bruhome.asp

United States Trustee

B. Amon James
    Phone: (912) 652-4112
Address: 222 West Oglethorpe Ave. Suite 302 •
Savannah, GA 31401