Top Rated Bankruptcy Attorney in Norfolk, VA

A partner with the law firm of Roussos & Barnhart, P.L.C., Kelly M. Barnhart has more than 16 years of experience representing clients throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ms. Barnhart focuses her legal practice in the areas of business bankruptcy*, business litigation, consumer bankruptcy matters, contracts, tax matters and business law.

Ms. Barnhart attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College, graduating with her Bachelor of Arts in history and political science in 1998. She then commenced her legal education at the University of Mississippi School of Law, from which she graduated with her Juris Doctor in 2002. During her final year of law school, Ms. Barnhart was a visiting student at the University of Notre Dame School of Law.

After law school, Ms. Barnhart was admitted to practice law before all of the state courts of Virginia, the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. She primarily focuses on helping businesses to restructure debt but also represents trustees and creditors in business bankruptcy proceedings. Ms. Barnhart's skillful work for her clients has been recognized. She was named as among the legal elite in Virginia in the area of bankruptcy and creditors' rights since 2015. She was also named to the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list.

Ms. Barnhart remains active in the legal profession and her community. She is a member of several professional organizations, including, the Virginia State Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, and the Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association. She previously served as the president of the Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association and the former chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the Virginia Bar Association.  She is currently on the Board for the Bankruptcy Section of the Virginia State Bar.  

*We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.