Attorney Profile

Carolyn Secor

Carolyn Secor hails from Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1993, she relocated to St. Petersburg, Florida to attend the University of South Florida. In 2000, she graduated from Stetson University College of Law with a law degree and went on to receive her master’s degree in business from Stetson.

Since admission to the bar, Mrs. Secor has practiced law specifically in the areas of Bankruptcy, Foreclosure and Landlord/Tenant law and has handled hundreds of foreclosure defense cases and bankruptcies. She also handled thousands of foreclosures for lenders such as Countrywide and Wells Fargo. Therefore, she has extensive knowledge of foreclosure law from both a creditor and debtor perspective. With this knowledge and experience, she has helped many of her clients save their homes and understand the often confusing experience of dealing with mortgage lenders.

In 2005, Mrs. Secor moved to Okinawa, Japan with her husband who served the United States Air Force as a Combat Controller and began teaching for UMUC-Asia. She relocated to the United States in late 2006. Currently, Mrs. Secor teaches for UMUC-Asia and focuses her law practice to bankruptcy and foreclosure defense.  

Areas of Practice:
      Bankruptcy Chapter 7
      Bankruptcy Chapter 13
      Credit Repair
      Foreclosure Defense

Bar Admissions:
      Florida, 2001
      U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2001
      U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Education:

Stetson University College of Law, Juris Doctor 2000, M.B.A. 2004

Honors: Dean’s list, William F. Blews Pro bono Achievement Award

University of South Florida, Tampa Florida
B.S. Gerontology, 1997

Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society.

Achievements:
Adjunct Professor, Business Law, University of Maryland- University College, 2006 - Present

Professional Associations/Memberships:
St. Petersburg Bar Association. Clearwater Bar Association,  Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, National Association of  Consumer Bankruptcy Advocates