Cara O'Neill is a legal editor and writer at Nolo specializing in bankruptcyand small claims litigation. Cara authors several Nolo book titles,including How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, TheNew Bankruptcy, and Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court. Shealso coauthors Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law, TheForeclosure Survival Guide, Solve Your Money Troubles,and Credit Repair, and edits several more. Before joining Nolo,Cara practiced law for over 20 years in civil and criminal litigation, bankruptcy,and administrative law. During that time, she served as an administrative lawjudge, took dozens of criminal and civil cases to jury verdict, appeared beforethe California Court of Appeals, and taught undergraduate and graduate lawcourses. She earned her law degree in 1994 from the University of the Pacific,McGeorge School of Law, where she served as a law journal editor and graduatedas a member of the Order of the Barristers--an honor society recognizingexcellence in courtroom advocacy.