An experienced attorney in New Berlin, Wisconsin, Christopher Carson holds a bachelor of arts in English with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; a juris doctor from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and a master of arts in national security studies from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. While attending Marquette University Law School, Christopher Carson concentrated on both international and constitutional law, and, while attending Georgetown, he studied under former United States ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick, among other distinguished professors. He went on to serve a year as an assistant in the Wisconsin State Legislature and several months as a Kohlar fellow with the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute before going into private practice as an attorney in New Berlin, Wisconsin. As the owner and solo practitioner of the Carson Law Office, he practices civil and criminal law in matters ranging from bankruptcy and di
Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attorney Christopher Carson serves clients out of his private practice where he works on cases involving criminal, family, and bankruptcy law. In his work, Christopher Carson provides counsel to clients on all types of bankruptcies, including Chapter 7 bankruptcy . Along with Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chapter 7 bankruptcy is one of the two options available to individuals seeking relief from financial obligations. Unlike Chapter 11, Chapter 7 does not involve setting up a payment plan, but rather solicits a trustee of the court to examine the individual’s financial means, catalog their assets, and then liquidate any of those assets that are not exempt from sale. Clothing, personal items, business assets, and retirement accounts are typically exempt assets, and sometimes a home and vehicle can be exempted as well. Within 180 days prior to filing Chapter 7 the individual must undergo mandatory credit counseling, and then present the certification of comple