About L. Ilaine
L. Ilaine Upton has spent more than 3 many years working as an attorney in Virginia. She built her practice round shopper matters and insolvency. Her profession has moved among private practice and roles at firms that handle shopper insolvency work. She has also remained lively in professional groups tied to shopper advocacy and insolvency courts.
Upton earned her J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 1987. She is admitted to practice in Virginia. Her legal background at Tulane set the inspiration for a practice that has centered on individual debt relief and representation in insolvency proceedings.
Soon after law school, she opened the Law Office of L. Ilaine Upton in 1987. That early duration based her as a solo practitioner dealing with a variety of civil things. Over the years she returned to solo practice numerous times, alternating between running her own workplace and joining companies that expanded her publicity to consumer insolvency work.
In 2007 she joined Robert A. Ades & Associates as an insolvency lawyer. That position positioned her squarely in bankruptcy practice at a time when shopper filings and associated legal proceedings were prominent. She became a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers in 2008, connecting with other attorneys who constitute debtors in federal insolvency courts.
Her involvement in nearby courtroom matters grew as well. Beginning in 2013 she served on the Alexandria Bankruptcy Court Bench Bar Liaison Committee as a consumer lawyer. She later joined the National Association of Consumer Advocates in 2015. Those memberships mirror sustained participation in the groups that tackle shopper law, policy and court process.
In 2016 records show she labored at Akman & Associates PC while also running the Law Office of L. Ilaine Upton. The following yr she is listed on the Upton Law Office. That return to a named firm indicates a persisted emphasis on maintaining a seen nearby practice and providing direct representation to people navigating debt and insolvency processes.
Today she practices from the Upton Law Office in Virginia. Her work includes advising clients on Chapter 7 and Chapter thirteen filings, representing debtors in proceedings, and handling associated consumer protection matters. She continues to participate in insolvency and consumer advocacy groups while focusing her practice on shopper bankruptcy and associated consumer safety matters.
