Robin De Leo is an American Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist. She is also certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization in Consumer Bankruptcy Law. Ms. De Leo is on the Louisiana Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission and has spoken at many seminars on the various aspects of bankruptcy. Ms De Leo is one of only two Consumer Bankruptcy Law Specialists practicing in the Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans). She is a graduate of Tulane University Law School, cum laude and has practiced bankruptcy law exclusively since 1990. Ms. De Leo is a resident of Mandeville.

Attorney Robin De Leo is the ONLY CERTIFIED CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY SPECIALIST ON THE NORTHSHORE. Certification is granted by three different entities: American Board of Certification; American Bankruptcy Institute; and the Louisiana Board of Specialization. Specialization certification requires: a minimum of 36 hrs of CLE/year, a minimum of 70% of the practice be dedicated to bankruptcy exclusively, numerous character references and the passing of a Special Written Exam. In order to maintain the certification, a recertification process must be completed and passed every 5 years. The staff also regularly completes CLE's to stay abreast of the latest bankruptcy law. Robin De Leo has been practicing bankruptcy exclusively for over 23 years.

The personalized attention coupled with the excellent comprehension and expertise of bankruptcy law ensures our clients are best represented and advised. Some attorneys opt out of the specialization process due to the extra exams, continuing legal education requirements and the additional years of school; my position has always been – if I’m going to do it, I want to do it right and all the way. Why not invest the extra time and money to truly guarantee I am as qualified as possible to best represent my clients? Interestingly enough, the various certification exams are aimed to test individuals who actually work in that particular field. They are not exams designed to resemble a college paper or a deep theoretical study – it is the nuts and bolts of bankruptcy - in addition to odd, unique situations and how to best handle them. There comes a great sense of pride in passing these exams and I am proud to be one of only two attorneys in the Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans and surrounding areas), who are specialized in this field.