About Our Firm

For more than decades, Hayward, Parker, O’Leary & Pinsky (and its predecessor firms, Hayward, Parker & O’Leary, Esqs. and Michael D. Pinsky, P.C.) has provided excellent legal services to assist clients with bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy alternatives to address their debt-related problems and meet their financial needs.

The Law Office of Hayward, Parker, O’Leary & Pinsky is located in Middletown, New York and serves Orange, Sullivan, Ulster Putnam, Rockland, Westchester and Dutchess counties. Attorneys and Michael Pinsky are principals of the firm, The firm concentrates it's practice exclusively in the area of handling bankruptcy cases for individuals, married couples and small businesses under Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13.

Years of exceptional representation of bankruptcy clients

Our firm’s two attorneys offer our clients over 55 years of combined experience in bankruptcy law. Our thorough understanding of bankruptcy law, together with our many years of successfully handling thousands of debtor bankruptcy cases, greatly benefits every client of ours as they work their way through the complicated bankruptcy process.

Michael O’Leary, Esq. devotes his entire practice to handling bankruptcy cases under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 for individual persons, married couples and small businesses. In addition to having filed several thousand consumer bankruptcy cases for clients and having counseled many thousand more, Michael O’Leary served as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee in the Poughkeepsie (NY) Bankruptcy Court for seventeen (17) years (ie., 1994 thru 2011), and administered well over ten thousand (10,000) Chapter 7 cases while serving in said capacity. Having practiced consumer bankruptcy law in so many different capacities for over thirty (30) years, Michael O’Leary brings to each case that he handles a very broad and deep understanding of consumer bankruptcy practice, and with this broad experience he is uniquely able to navigate his clients through the bankruptcy process.

Michael Pinsky, Esq. devotes his entire practice to representing individual persons, married couples and small businesses in bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy litigation arising under Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13. In addition to having filed well over a thousand consumer bankruptcy cases for clients and having counseled several thousand more in his 25 years of bankruptcy practice, Michael Pinsky has successfully handled Chapter 11 reorganizations for clients ranging from the Ellenville Community Hospital to the late, iconic rock musician Levon Helm. Michael Pinsky also regularly engages, when necessary, in bankruptcy litigation with banks and other creditors in order to further of our clients’ rights and maximize their benefits received. We have found that, in difficult cases, this combination of bankruptcy experience and litigation skills can be of significant benefit to our clients.

Bankruptcy lawyers serving Southern New York in Middletown, Newburgh, Monticello, Kingston, Poughkeepsie and the 7-County area of Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Westchester and Putnam

Our law office is conveniently located at 225 Dolson Avenue, Suite 303 in Middletown, New York, just ½ mile north of Exit 3W on Interstate-84.  The vast majority of our bankruptcy filings are in the Bankruptcy Courts in Poughkeepsie, and White Plains, and we provide legal services for bankruptcy clients throughout the seven-county area – Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Orange Counties – and serve the surrounding communities from Goshen, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Port Jervis and Kingston to Monticello. , Liberty and White Plains.

In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, we assist individuals in financial distress to start over with a clean slate. People without considerable assets, but who are buried in debt may find liquidation bankruptcy, or Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the best solution to their financial problems. Individuals with considerable assets to lose, or those who are behind on their mortgage or property taxes or whose homes are in foreclosure, may find a debt  repayment plan as devised in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy more appropriate. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a business (and an individual, in some cases) to remain in possession of their assets and to restructure and continue their operations, repaying their creditors over time. Whatever the situation, we take a personal approach with our clients, listen to their financial troubles and explore all angles options to arrive at the best solution. Each individual’s situation is unique, and sometimes we discover that filing bankruptcy is not the most viable answer. At times a non-bankruptcy alternative may be more suitable for some people.

There are myths, misinformation and folklore / "urban legend" surrounding the subject of bankruptcy that can cloud your thinking and make it difficult to arrive at informed decisions. To demystify the process and to clear up common misconceptions about bankruptcy, please view our section Debunking Bankruptcy Myths.

We offer our expertise to clients who find themselves in financial trouble and need guidance to regain financial stability. Please call our law office today at (845) 343-6227 to arrange a free initial consultation with New York Bankruptcy Lawyers Michael O’Leary- and Michael Pinsky..

Bankruptcy lawyers with offices in Middletown, New York serving Orange County, Sullivan County, Ulster County, Dutchess County, Rockland County, Westchester County and Putnam County and communities including Newburgh, Port Jervis, Goshen, Monticello, Liberty, Ellenville, New Paltz, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, White Plains and New City.

This Law Firm proudly practices Bankruptcy Law, helping clients file cases under Chapters 7, 13 and 11. According to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, we are considered to be a Debt Relief Agency.