Top Rated Bankruptcy Attorney in Harrisburg, PA

Robert E. Chernicoff is an attorney and managing member of Cunningham, Chernicoff & Warshawsky, P.C., in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Chernicoff devotes his practice to bankruptcy, representing both debtors and creditors’ committees throughout the Harrisburg area.

Mr. Chernicoff has been a licensed attorney since 1976. He has experience in business, commercial and personal bankruptcies and also handles various business and tax law matters. He is admitted before all Pennsylvania state courts and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Tax Court, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

In addition to handling complex bankruptcy matters, Mr. Chernicoff has served as a receiver for the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas. Before founding his practice, he was assistant chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and assistant attorney general for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Outside of his practice, Mr. Chernicoff is chairman of the Dauphin County Bar Association’s bankruptcy section and serves on the association’s board. He is active in the Harrisburg community and has served in several leadership positions and is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Mr. Chernicoff earned bachelor’s degrees in history and political science from the University of Rochester and received his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He has lectured on bankruptcy at various seminars and for the Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association, Inc., the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Widener University Commonwealth Law School.