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  • Attached is an amended position announcement for a Courtroom Deputy I or II in our Fort Myers Division. The announcement was amended to extend the first consideration date to November 16, 2025. This position will support the Honorable Luis E. Rivera II.
  • Staff Attorney Position with Trustee Office, Details here
  • Available Case Manager Positions-U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Orlando Division

    The Clerk of Court for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida is seeking qualified applicants for two full-time positions of Case Manager I or II in the Orlando Division. Click HERE to see the full position announcement.

  • Photos from the October CLE Luncheon. Do you have other event photos? Please send to [email protected]!
  • Administrative Order FLMB-2025-1 Prescribing Procedures for Chapter 13 Cases Filed on or After October 1, 2025, was entered yesterday. The amendment reflects information for new Standing Chapter 13 Trustee Daryl Smith.
  • Attached is a position announcement for two Judicial Law Clerk positions with the Honorable Luis E. Rivera II in the Tampa Division.
  • Jeff Schlerf has assumed the leadership of the in-person TBBBA Pro Bono Clinic and needs your help! The clinic is open every Wednesday afternoon from 2 – 4 pm on the 9th floor of the Federal Courthouse and there are plenty of volunteer slots to fill. Here is the sign up link:  Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association: Pro Bono Clinic In-Person Volunteer Sign Up. Thanks to those who regularly volunteer.  We encourage all TBBBA members to contribute time to this very worthwhile service to the community.
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What is the TBBBA?

The Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association is a voluntary bar organization with members representing debtors, creditors and trustees in bankruptcy.  All attorneys who practice in the Middle District of Florida are invited to join. Membership is also open to our panel trustees, members of the bar at large, and law students.

The Association sponsors monthly luncheons with speakers and frequent seminars which qualify for Florida Bar continuing legal education credit.  In addition, there are monthly informal consumer attorney meetings to discuss practice pointers, often with the participation of one or more of the local bankruptcy judges.

A goal of the Association is to provide its members with information necessary to the bankruptcy practice in the Tampa Division.  In addition to the Cramdown, a quarterly publication, periodic e-mail messages keep the membership informed of current bankruptcy issues.

Members are actively involved in a range of projects.  One project designed to assist debtors that cannot afford attorney representation is the Pro Se Assistance Clinic, which provides an opportunity for free information and guidance on a limited basis at set times at the courthouse.  Another is working with the judiciary and the clerk’s office to promote communication and meet the needs of all parties in the bankruptcy system.

Working together, through pro bono, educational, and social activities, Association members have developed a camaraderie among bankruptcy practitioners in this division that is noteworthy.  Please join us in this endeavor and we welcome your thoughts and ideas on how the Association can better serve its members, the Bankruptcy Court, and the community.