E. Clarke Balcom
Clarke Balcom
Portland
Oregon (OR)
Bankruptcy: Consumer
Tax
Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Profile
Clarke Balcom and his associates provide a full range of debt-relief services. Admitted to the U.S. Tax Court and state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, he deals with tax problems both in and out of bankruptcy. He resolves personal and business debts through Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy, debt settlement negotiations (workouts), offers in compromise, foreclosure defense, and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims. His CLE seminar presentations usually focus on debt/tax/bankruptcy intersection issues such as dischargeability of taxes in bankruptcy and when tax liabilities may result from cancellation of debt.
Selected To
Oregon Rising Stars 2011
Oregon Rising Stars 2010
About Clarke Balcom
Admitted: 2001, Oregon
Honors and Awards:
- Bankruptcy Clinic Pro Bono Award, Debtor-Creditor Section, Oregon State Bar
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certificate in Federal Tax Law -- Lewis & Clark Law School
Bar/Professional Activity:
- CLE Faculty, Oregon Law Institute, "Bankruptcy Reform 2006" Presenter of Section on Discharging Income Taxes in Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy, 2006
- CLE Faculty, Oregon State Bar, "Real Estate and Land Use: Looking Forward to New Opportunities" Presenter of Section on Bankruptcy and Tax Implications in Foreclosure, Short Sales, and Deeds in Lieu, 2009
- CLE Faculty, Oregon Law Institute, "Bankruptcy Law for the Non-Specialist" Presenter of Sections on Automatic Stay; Bankruptcy Alternatives and Tax Issues, 2009
- Member, Executive Committee of Debtor-Creditor Section, Oregon State Bar, 2011
- CLE Faculty, National Business Institute, "Advanced Issues in Foreclosure" Presenter of Section on Bankruptcy Issues in Foreclosure, 2011
Pro bono/Community Service:
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2001
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2003
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2004
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2005
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2006
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2007
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2008
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2009
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2010
- OSB Debtor-Creditor Section Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Broadcast interview regarding current bankruptcy trends on National Public Radio's "Marketplace", 2008
- Source [quoted in] "Loan Fixes Bring Lots of Anger, Little Hope" by Brent Hunsberger in The Oregonian, 18 Sep, 2010
Educational Background:
- Certificate in Federal Tax Law
- JD, Lewis & Clark Law School
- BS, Portland State University
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