Carron Armstrong J.D. Expertise: Bankruptcy and Debt Management Title: Writer, Bankruptcy & Consumer Lawyer Education: Tulane University Law School , University of South Alabama Location: Dallas, Texas Highlights Bankruptcy and consumer lawyer with more than 40 years of experience.Legal writer and blogger published on Nolo.com, The Bankruptcy Site, and in the Texas Bar Journal, among others. Taught paralegal studies at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, and real estate courses at Tarrant County College.Has represented hundreds of individuals and small businesses in bankruptcy cases, foreclosure defense, credit card lawsuit defense, unfair debt collection, and credit reporting cases. Experience Carron Armstrong has been educating consumers and businesses about finances for more than 40 years. She is a bankruptcy and consumer lawyer who has helped hundreds of individuals and small businesses in bankruptcy, unfair debt collection, and credit reporting cases.Currently, Carron writes and blogs about legal topics, and researches and writes motions for other lawyers. She wrote more than 100 articles about debt and bankruptcy for The Balance, and has written for other websites and publications, including Nolo.com, The Bankruptcy Site, Lawyers.com, and the Texas Bar Journal.In her early career, Carron was a banker, a bankruptcy court clerk, and a paralegal in a bankruptcy law firm. She later went to Tulane University School of Law, where she was the assistant articles editor for the Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. She clerked for the Hon. Jacques L. Wiener of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and for Steven Felsenthal, Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Carron also taught paralegal studies and real estate courses at Texas colleges. Education J.D., Law, Tulane University School of Law Masters in Counseling, University of South Alabama About The Balance The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.