Wayne O. McCook
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T: (888) 397-0510
F: (888) 300-9511
Wayne O. McCook is the managing attorney at McCook Law Firm, LLC. Attorney McCook obtained his Bachelors of Science degree from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University in 2002 and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Hartford in 2014. He later attended Western New England University School of Law where he obtained his law degree in 2016.
Prior to beginning his law career, Attorney McCook worked in Corporate America for over 10 years, holding professional and management roles in finance, marketing and sales. Most recently, he was the Analytics Manager for Comcast / Xfinity Western New England where he spearheaded the analytics department.
Attorney McCook left Comcast / Xfinity to attend law school and simultaneously worked as a law clerk for the Law Offices of Bonnie C. Mangan, P.C. practicing bankruptcy law. Additionally, while in law school Attorney McCook participated in real estate internships at a real estate law firm and a title insurance company.
During law school Attorney McCook was a certified student attorney who represented small business owners with regards to choice of entity (i.e. sole proprietorship v. LLC v. partnership v. corporation), employment law, intellectual property protection (trademark, copyright law), contract drafting (litigation avoidance), and regulatory compliance.
Fresh out of law school, Attorney McCook worked as a Temporary Assistant Clerk at the New Britain Superior Court in the state of Connecticut. In his role as a Temporary Assistant Clerk, he provided operational support for the court's civil and family divisions. This support included: clerking in the courtroom for civil and family judges regarding hearings, short calendar, bench and jury trials, drafting court orders for family and civil judges and assisting the public regarding court procedures relating to family, housing, civil, and small claims court.
In 2018 Attorney McCook started his own law firm where he maintains a specialized practice concentrating primarily in the area of bankruptcy. Attorney McCook believes that a good bankruptcy lawyer has a broad array of skills, three of which are most important: the first is knowledge and love of bankruptcy law; the second is an understanding of business concepts; and the third is empathy, which is an understanding of the client’s emotions regarding their financial situation.
Attorney McCook was born on the island of Jamaica and immigrated to the United States of America as a teenager. Attorney McCook is a proud veteran of the United States Army Reserve. He served from January 1997 to November 2006 and was honorably discharged in November 2006. In the past, Attorney McCook has served as a local YMCA board member and volunteered his services to do pro bono bankruptcy work and tax preparation work for low income and disabled individuals.
Over the years Attorney McCook has improved the lives of many individuals by offering legal consultations to thousands of individuals and filing hundreds of cases in the United States Federal Bankruptcy Court.
EDUCATION
- J.D., Western New England University School of Law
- M.B.A., University of Hartford
- B.Sc. (Finance), New York University
CERTIFICATES/AWARDS
- Harvard Law School (Program on Negotiation)
- CALI Award (Small Business Law Clinic), Western New England University School of Law
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Connecticut State Bar
- New Mexico State Bar
- Minnesota State Bar
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Wisconsin (Eastern District)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Wisconsin (Western District)
MEMBERSHIPS
- Connecticut Bar Association
- State Bar of New Mexico Bar Association
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
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