Mott & Gendron Law
Attorneys Dorothy Mott and Kara Gendron
are the only mother and daughter lawyer team who are both Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. They trust each other completely and work on all cases together. Because of their unique partnership, each client has the benefit of having two expert and experienced bankruptcy attorneys looking over the case. Having two attorneys also means that communication is streamlined, since one attorney can assist clients when the other one attorney is in court or attending a hearing.
DOROTHY MOTT
Co-owner of Mott & Gendron Law
BIOGRAPHY:
Dorothy Mott has been practicing bankruptcy law for over 30 years and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
EDUCATION:
B.A., Bloomsburg State College, 1971
M.S.Ed., Temple University, 1975
J.D. Dickinson School of Law, 1985
CREDENTIALS:
Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification
Bankruptcy Court Certified Mediator, Middle District Bankruptcy Court
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Member of the Dauphin County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section,
Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees.
KARA GENDRON
Co-owner of Mott & Gendron Law
BIOGRAPHY:
Kara Gendron has been practicing bankruptcy law exclusively since 2001 and focuses her practice on representing individuals, farmers, and small business owners in bankruptcy cases. Kara has been involved in chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy cases. She lives in Central Pennsylvania with her husband, four children, and assorted pets, including dogs, goats, and chickens.
Kara is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) and has served as the 3rd Circuit Leader for NACBA since she was appointed in 2020.
She is also a Director of the Pennsylvania Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association, past President of the MDBBA, and past board member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Review and Certifying Board. Kara is on the American Bankruptcy Institute's Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, the Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Rules Committee, and the MDBBA Advisory Committee.
Ms. Gendron is a bankruptcy court certified mediator and taught bankruptcy law for several years at the Widener School of Law. Kara is well known for her pro bono work and is a frequent presenter at national, state, and local bankruptcy law seminars, including NACBA, PBI and the MDBBA.
She has written bankruptcy articles that have been published by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT).
She is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
EDUCATION:
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1997
J.D., Dickinson School of Law, 2001
CREDENTIALS:
Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification
Bankruptcy Court Certified Mediator, Middle District Bankruptcy Court
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Board Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Review and Certifying Board
Director and Past President, Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees
BANKRUPTCY SEMINARS
(Involved with as a Speaker and/or Course Planner)
and PUBLICATIONS
MDBBA Annual Conference, June 2021
NACBA: Circuit Leader Updates, May 2021
"Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance in Bankruptcy", The National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (NACTT), Academy, April 12, 2021
PBI: Bankruptcy Fundamentals, March 2021
"City of Chicago v. Fulton And the Turnover Conundrum," The National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (NACTT) Academy, January 25, 2021
NACBA: USSC's Fulton, Automatic Stay, and Turnover, January 2021
"Preserving Chapter 13 Debtors’ Ability to Modify Plans," American Bankruptcy Institute, August 31, 2020
Cumberland County Bar Association: Bankruptcy's Impact on the Rest of the Legal Community, August 2020
NACBA: Intensive Bankruptcy Primer, October 2020
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2020
NACBA: Circuit Leader Case Updates, May 2020
NACBA: Member's Only Puerto Rico Workshop, December 2019
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2019
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2018
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2017
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2016
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2015
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, October 2014
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2013
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, October 2012
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, September 2011
PBI: Elder Law and Bankruptcy, July 2011
MDBBA Annual Conference, June 2011
PBI: Valuation of Antiques and Collectibles in Bankruptcy, March 2011
PBI: Bankruptcy Workshop, April 2011
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, September 2010
PBI: Means Testing, February 2010
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2009
MDBBA Annual Conference, May 2009
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2008
MDBBA, Business Meeting, Fall 2007
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2007
PBI: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Fall 2006
MDBBA Annual Conference, May 2006