{"id":789,"date":"2026-02-21T14:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T20:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:06:32","slug":"mcglinchey-stafford-law-firm-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/?page_id=789","title":{"rendered":"McGlinchey Stafford Law Firm Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcglinchey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mcglinchey-logo-for-web-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.777810025291264;width:314px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mcglinchey-logo-for-web-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mcglinchey-logo-for-web-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mcglinchey-logo-for-web-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mcglinchey-logo-for-web-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mcglinchey-logo-for-web-1.jpg 1690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a move that surprised the Louisiana legal community, the law firm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcglinchey.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mcglinchey.com\/\">McGlinchey Stafford<\/a>, a Louisiana law firm, has filed for protection under <a href=\"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/?page_id=36\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/?page_id=36\">Chapter 7<\/a> of the United States Bankruptcy Coded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McGlinchey had previously announced its decision to close its practice earlier this year, however, it is believed that the decision to file for bankruptcy came after a determination that unexpired leases for its various office locations (with offices located in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, along with satellite offices in 16 other cities nationwide) needed to be rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The bankruptcy was filed on February 19, 2026 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laeb.uscourts.gov\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.laeb.uscourts.gov\/\">Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana<\/a>, and has been assigned case number 26-10357, and matters regarding the ase will be heard by Judge, Meredith S. Grabill.                     <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meredith-Grabill-e1771704979941.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinkgipson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meredith-Grabill-e1771704979941.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-791\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9359070777972759;width:156px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meredith S. Grabill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fd526d70 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>The decision to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy rather than a Chapter 11 bankruptcy is consistent with the decision to cease operations rather than to attempt to conduct business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move that surprised the Louisiana legal community, the law firm of McGlinchey Stafford, a Louisiana law firm, has filed for protection under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Coded. 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