Patrick M. Hunter is a Wyoming bankruptcy attorney who has helped individuals, families, businesses, and bankruptcy-related parties understand debt relief since 1983. Based in Casper and serving clients throughout Wyoming through a fully virtual practice, Patrick focuses his private practice on bankruptcy law, including Chapter 7, Chapter 13, Chapter 11, creditor-rights issues, bankruptcy litigation, and bankruptcy consulting. His work is built around careful listening, plain-language guidance, and helping clients make informed choices that fit their own goals, values, and financial reality.

Courts, Jurisdictions, And Bankruptcy Experience

• Practicing law in Wyoming since 1983.
• Current bankruptcy practice centered on the Bankruptcy Court for the State of Wyoming.
• Admitted in California in 2009 while working with a California bankruptcy boutique firm.
• Experience representing clients in bankruptcy appeals through the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Wyoming State Bar member since 1983, according to public attorney-directory information.

A Bankruptcy Lawyer Focused On Fresh Starts

Patrick has spent more than 40 years helping people deal with debt, financial pressure, lawsuits, collection issues, and the uncertainty that comes with considering bankruptcy. His current practice is generally limited to bankruptcy law, with a strong focus on consumer debtor representation. He also handles matters involving business debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor committees, bankruptcy trustees, and bankruptcy consulting in Wyoming and California.

Patrick's own site emphasizes that many people find themselves in financial difficulty through no fault of their own. His goal is not only to help clients address the immediate bankruptcy issue, but also to help identify the reasons for the financial problem so similar difficulties can be avoided in the future.

Key Practice Areas

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Patrick helps eligible Wyoming debtors evaluate liquidation bankruptcy, exemptions, discharge questions, secured debts, and whether Chapter 7 offers a realistic path toward a fresh start.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

For clients who need time to catch up on secured debts, address tax issues, protect assets, or create a repayment plan, Patrick explains Chapter 13 options and the practical obligations involved.

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Patrick provides guidance in Chapter 11 and business-debtor matters, including bankruptcy options for small businesses and financially distressed entities.

Creditor Rights

Although his practice primarily serves debtors, Patrick also has experience with secured creditors, unsecured creditors, creditor committees, and trustees when bankruptcy affects their rights.

Means Test And Bankruptcy Eligibility

Patrick helps clients understand income, expenses, household circumstances, and eligibility questions so they can make informed decisions before filing.

Fees And Payments

His firm emphasizes practical access to bankruptcy counsel, including discussing payment arrangements in an affordable fashion when appropriate.

Client-Centered Bankruptcy Counsel

Patrick describes his clients as his employers. That approach shapes the attorney-client relationship: clients receive legal representation prepared for their circumstances, not a one-size-fits-all bankruptcy product. His philosophy is that clients should be fully informed, understand their options, and make decisions that are best for themselves.

He is careful not to replace the client's judgment with his own. His role is to explain the law, outline realistic choices, discuss risks and benefits, and help each client decide how to move forward based on personal goals, morals, obligations, and concerns.

Why Clients Choose Patrick M. Hunter

• Focused Bankruptcy Experience - More than four decades handling consumer bankruptcy and related debtor-creditor matters.
• Statewide Wyoming Practice - Virtual representation for clients in Casper, Sheridan, Gillette, Buffalo, Riverton, Lander, and throughout Wyoming.
• Balanced Perspective - Experience with debtors, creditors, committees, trustees, appeals, and bankruptcy consulting.
• Plain-Language Guidance - A practice philosophy centered on informed clients who understand their choices before making decisions.
• Respectful, Non-Judgmental Service - Patrick's own site describes his representation as loving, caring, and non-judgmental, shaped by his Christian faith without preaching in representation.

Education

• Juris Doctorate - University of Wyoming College of Law, 1983.
• Bachelor of Science in Physics - University of Wyoming, 1980.

Professional Background

After graduating from the University of Wyoming College of Law, Patrick worked with a bankruptcy firm in Cheyenne for two years. He returned to Casper in 1985 and opened a general practice with an emphasis on bankruptcy. In 2007, he closed his private practice to serve as Senior Legal Services Developer for Wyoming Legal Aid. In 2008, he joined the Law Offices of David Tilem, a California bankruptcy boutique firm, and later reopened his Wyoming bankruptcy practice in 2010 while remaining of counsel to the Tilem firm until that firm closed following David Tilem's retirement.

Public Education And Professional Teaching

Patrick has served as a faculty member for National Business Institute seminars, presenting to attorneys and business professionals on bankruptcy law, collections, and related commercial issues. He also wrote and produced "Letters of the Law," a weekly radio program designed to help the public understand current legal issues.

Personal Note

Patrick's published philosophy makes clear that faith informs the way he treats people, but he does not use legal representation as a place to preach. Instead, he emphasizes respect, personal attention, informed decision-making, and non-judgmental counsel for people facing difficult financial decisions.

"Our clients get legal representation which is uniquely prepared for them and their needs. We are not a bankruptcy mill, churning out the same product for every client."