Carolyn A. Bankowski

Carolyn A. Bankowski is the chapter 13 trustee for the Eastern Division of Massachusetts in Bos- ton, appointed on Aug. 6, 2006. Prior to her appointment, she was an attorney at Deutsch Williams Brooks DeRensis & Holland, P.C., where she concentrated her practice in the areas of insolvency and bankruptcy law. In 2004, Ms. Bankowski was appointed to the panel of chapter 7 trustees in Massachusetts and served as a chapter 7 trustee until her appointment as chapter 13 trustee in 2006. She is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy law and has participated in seminars for ABI, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees, the National Business Institute and the Lorman Institute. Ms. Bankowski has authored many insolvency-related publications including "The Traps of Entrusting Your Assets to a Trust," published by ABI (2001), and "The Keys To Understanding Chapter 13 Bankruptcies,"         published in MCLE's 1999 edition of Chapter 7 And 13 Bankruptcy Filings. She received her B.S. magna cum laude in 1990 from Emerson College and her J.D. cum laude in 1995 from Suffolk University Law School.