Barbara L. Phillips has focused her practice on bankruptcy and commercial law  for over 36 years. Her areas of practice include:

• Pre-bankruptcy consultation;
• Representation of individual and corporate debtors in cases under Chapter 7 liquidation and Chapter 11 business reorganization;
  
• Representation of creditors to preserve their rights and claims; 
  
• Representation of bankruptcy trustees and creditor committees;
• Representation of parties subject to an involuntary bankruptcy;
• Prosecuting and defending debtors and creditors in contested bankruptcy  litigation including objections to claims and exemptions; 
• Prosecuting and defending debtors and creditors in adversary proceedings including objections to discharge and dischargeability of debt;
• Bankruptcy appeals in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit;
• Mediation;
• State court civil litigation, including receivership proceedings; and
  
• Disciplinary proceedings filed against bankruptcy practitioners.