Peter Orville has been representing consumers needing to file bankruptcy since 1989. His practice area includes the Utica and Syracuse Divisions of the NDNY Bankruptcy Court. Along with his partner Zachary McDonald, he operates Orville & McDonald Law, PC in Binghamton, NY. Peter graduated from Ithaca College in 1973 and Syracuse University School of Law in 1980.He was the Upstate NY State Chair for the National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) and is a member of the Bankruptcy Law Network. Peter has served as a board member of the Central NY Bankruptcy Bar Association and the Broome County Bar Association where he served as chair of the Association’s Bankruptcy Committee. He has been selected as a “Super Lawyer” each year since 2006 in the area of consumer bankruptcy.Peter has presented at CLE’s on Farm Bankruptcy for NACBA, and the National Business Institute (NBI), and on Student Loans for the Capital Region and Central NY Bankruptcy Bar Association.He has taught trial practice and other law related courses as an adjunct at Binghamton University and Ithaca College since 1985 and also teaches Business Law at SUNY Broome. In his former life, he was the Publisher of weekly “alternative” newspapers in Ithaca, NY (Ithaca Times) and Syracuse, NY (Syracuse New Times) and operated a progressive bookstore in Ithaca, NY. Peter’s legal practice concentrates on consumer bankruptcy (chapters 7, 12, 13 and the occasional 11) and also includes criminal defense.