The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida
Announces the Translation of the Bankruptcy Basics Video
Into Spanish and Haitian-Creole

Miami, Florida-March 24, 2010: The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida is pleased to announce that it has coordinated the translation of a video explaining the bankruptcy filing process into Spanish and Haitian-Creole. Previously only available in English, the 36-minute video presents a general explanation of the bankruptcy process and is directed at individuals who are seeking information about representing themselves in a bankruptcy case (a “pro se” filer).

To watch the video in English, Spanish or Haitian-Creole, and learn about the additional resources available to individuals wishing to file a bankruptcy petition without an attorney, please visit the following websites:

United State Bankruptcy Court of Southern District of Florida:

http://www.flsb.uscourts.gov/Pro_Se/pro_se_frame.html

United State Bankruptcy Court of the Middle District of Florida:

http://www.flmb.uscourts.gov/bankruptcybasics/default.htm
http://www.flmb.uscourts.gov/consumerdebtor/

United State Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Florida:
http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/pro_se/Default.aspx

Additionally, the bankruptcy basics videos will soon be available with closed-captioning in English, Spanish and Haitian-Creole.

The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida is committed to providing pro bono (free) services in South Florida, educating individuals on financial literacy through the national CARE program, and assisting individuals with the bankruptcy process through the BBA’s pro se clinics. Although it seeks to educate pro-se bankruptcy filers, the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida encourages individuals to seek legal counsel due to the potential complicated issues that may arise in a bankruptcy case.

Production of the translations was made possible through generous funding provided by the Bankruptcy Bar Foundation of the Southern District of Florida, the Florida Bar Foundation, and the American College of Bankruptcy. It was coordinated by the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, by attorneys Ross R. Hartog and Ido J. Alexander of Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A. The translated videos are based on the Bankruptcy Basics video, which was coordinated by the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association.

For questions and additional information concerning the videos, please contact Mr. Ross Hartog, Esq., a past president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, at 305-670-5000.