AbacusLaw for
Bankruptcy Law Firms
Whether you’re helping a debtor understand his options, filing a Chapter 7, 11, or 13 bankruptcy, or trying to help a creditor collect debt, AbacusLaw will streamline your workflow, automate routine tasks, and keep you well informed on your cases and deadlines.
Hear from Successful Bankruptcy Attorney Brian Whitaker
Using AbacusLaw in your bankruptcy law practice you will:
Never Miss a Deadline
Confidently keep all your appointments with all your events into one legal calendar.- Meet all of your deadlines, whether they are for filing a petition for bankruptcy, filing supporting schedules (e.g. of assets, liabilities, income, and expenditures), or objecting to a debtor’s plan. If litigation develops, AbacusLaw will track all lawsuit-related deadlines, too, such as filing summons, complaints, answers, motions, briefs, and appeals.
- Smart alarms will remind you of important events so you won't be late or forget meetings with clients, or important steps in the bankruptcy process, such as the meeting of creditors. It will also remind you of any court dates.
Generate Documents Quickly Without Mistakes
Eliminate mistakes by automating the generation of routine documents and forms. AbacusLaw works with Word, WordPerfect and PDF forms. Create a document template, then let AbacusLaw pull correct information from the database each and every time.- Quickly draft retainer agreements or engagement letters, petitions and schedules, as well as litigation and discovery documents (such as document requests and interrogatories), while minimizing awkward and potentially serious errors.
- Scan important documents, such as tax returns, mortgages, credit agreements, promissory notes, security or collateral agreements, and lists of creditors for safe storage and easy retrieval. With AbacusLaw, you can associate and save vital evidence with your case files.
- Forms and documents are linked to the matter for easy retrieval, making it easy for you to update or revise them when necessary.
Reduce Client Complaints
AbacusLaw puts all of your facts and contacts at your fingertips for quick and easy retrieval.- Linking notes, telephone calls, emails, documents and forms to your matters means you’re just a mouse click away from the information you need for preparing presentations (whether for settlement conferences, creditor meetings, or bankruptcy court), correspondence, and legal documents.
- That same quick access lets you respond to client inquiries quickly, accurately and completely. Your clients will notice and appreciate your professionalism.
Record More Time and Generate Bills Quickly
AbacusLaw’s integrated time, billing and accounting features make it easy to organize your financial information.- Record time and expenses as you work.
- When billing hourly against a retainer, you’ll know how your time has been spent, and how much of the retainer has been applied.
- Management reports help you see which parts of your practice are the most profitable.
