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CI°i°Y OF PALES7°!NE - EPOi2T" ON COLLEC7°ION OF ELlNCItlEN7° Pf2OPEI2"rY 7"AXES <br />BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION - McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen's bank- <br />ruptcy department closely supervises those individuals and corporations that file <br />for protection under the bankruptcy laws who owe delinquent taxes. Through our <br />fully computerized bankruptcy tracking system, the Firm files and monitors all claims <br />for delinquent taxes owed by the bankrupt debtor. Proofs of claim are filed by the <br />Firm to give notice to the debtor of the amount of delinquent tax, penalty and interest <br />due when the bankruptcy is filed. Administrative claims are filed to seek recovery <br />of taxes that come due after the debtor has filed bankruptcy. Our attorneys review <br />all Motions and Plans for Reorganization filed by the debtor or any other creditor with <br />the Bankruptcy Court, and aggressively asserts the tax claims and defends the tax <br />liens of our clients to the fullest extent allowed under the Bankruptcy Code. <br />Type <br />Proofs of Claim <br />Number of Number Amount <br />Bankruptcies of Properties Due <br />Administrative Claim <br />20 25 $22,205 <br />5 6 $1,575 <br />ANDERSON COUNTY LEGAL ASSISTANT <br />MVBA employs a full-time legal assistant, Sue Miles, who works in Palestine. <br />Ms. Miles prepares delinquent tax accounts for research, responds to inquiries <br />of delinquent property owners, conducts address and title research, initiates and <br />monitors payout agreements, coordinates the Firm's activities with the District <br />Clerk and District Court, and examines service of citation in lawsuits. <br />MVBA has a local office in Palestine located at 617 East Lacy Street directly <br />across from the Courthouse. Our Palestine telephone number is (903)723-0883. <br />Our Palestine office provides easy access for the taxpayers as will as the tax <br />assessor-collector and the tax office staff to MVBA staff inembers. <br />MVBA ANDERSON COUNTY CLIENTS <br />For nearly 20 years, McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen has represented taxing <br />authorities in Anderson County. Our Anderson County clients include: <br />•Palestine Independent School District •The County of Anderson <br />•Westwood Independent School District •The City of Palestine <br />•Neches Independent School District <br />McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. <br />► <br />~ <br />~I <br />p <br />R <br />17 <br />l~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />12 <br />