Stephen Edward Berken
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Stephen E. Berken
STEPHEN E. BERKEN is a partner with Berken Cloyes, PC. His practice focuses on areas of consumer bankruptcy law. Mr. Berken earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of California in 1981, and his J.D. degree from Hastings College of the Law, University of California in 1984. Mr. Berken is a frequent lecturer before various professional groups. Mr. Berken handles cases involving Chapter 7 and 13, defense and prosecution of bankruptcy adversary matters.
He is the Colorado state chair for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He is the founding member of the Colorado Consumer Bankruptcy Association. He is the creator of the Colorado Debtors’ Counsel Listserv, an Internet-based source of information for debtors’ counsel in the state of Colorado. The Listserv is provided as a free service to counsel of the Debtors’ Bar. Mr. Berken is on the ABI Advisory Board for Colorado. Mr. Berken is a board-certified expert in consumer bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification. He is the state chair for C.A.R.E. (Credit Abuse Resistance Education). Mr. Berken was named Bankruptcy Attorney of the Year by 5280 Magazine for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Named Super Lawyer (Thompson Reuters), 2020.
Academic Information: B.A., Political Science, University of California, 1981, Cum Laude; J.D., Hastings College of the Law, University of California, 1984 Date admitted to practice: November 1, 1985.
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- J.D. (1984) | law
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- University of California - Santa Barbara
- B.A. (1981) | Political Science
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- state chairman
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
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- Certified Expert, Consumer Bankruptcy Law
- American Bankruptcy Board of Certification
- Board certified expert, Consumer Bankruptcy Law
- American Bankruptcy Board of Certification
- Colorado State Bar  # 14926
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- Colorado
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- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
- ID Number: 14926
- 10th Circuit
- ID Number: 14926
- U.S. Supreme Court
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