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First Step Select a set of cases for study. The default settings include all cases.

A. Years	All years select years
	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
B. Filing cities / districts	All cities select cities
AL MD Montgomery AL ND Anniston AL ND Birmingham AL SD Mobile AR ED Little Rock AZ Phoenix CA CD Los Angeles CA CD Riverside CA CD Santa Ana CA CD Santa Barbara CA CD Woodland Hills CA ED Fresno CA ND Oakland CA ND San Francisco CA ND San Jose CA SD San Diego CO Denver CT Bridgeport DE Wilmington FL MD Jacksonville FL MD Orlando FL MD Tampa FL SD Fort Lauderdale FL SD Miami GA MD Macon GA ND Atlanta GA ND Newnan GA ND Rome GA SD Savannah HI Honolulu ID Coeur dAlene ID Pocatello IL ND Chicago IL ND Rockford IN ND South Bend IN SD Indianapolis IN SD New Albany, IN KS Kansas City, KS KS Topeka KS Wichita KY ED Lexington, KY LA ED New Orleans LA MD Baton Rouge LA WD Shreveport MA Boston MA Worcester MD Baltimore MD Greenbelt ME Portland, ME MI ED Bay City MI ED Detroit MN Minneapolis MO ED St. Louis MO WD Kansas City, MO MS SD Biloxi MS SD Gulfport MS SD Jackson NC ED Raleigh NC ED Wilson NE Lincoln NE Omaha NH Manchester NJ Camden NJ Camden Court New Jersey, NJ Newark NJ Trenton NV Las Vegas NV Reno NY ED Brooklyn NY ND Utica NY SD New York NY SD Poughkeepsie NY SD White Plains NY WD Buffalo OH ND Akron OH ND Cleveland OH ND Youngstown OH SD Cincinnati OH SD Columbus OH SD Dayton OK WD Oklahoma City OR Portland, OR PA MD Harrisburg PA WD Pittsburgh SC Charleston, SC SC Columbia SC Spartanburg TN ED Chattanooga TN MD Nashville TX ND Dallas TX ND Fort Worth TX SD Corpus Christi TX SD Galveston TX SD Houston TX WD Austin TX WD Midland TX WD Midland-Odessa TX WD San Antonio UT Salt Lake City VA ED Alexandria VA ED Richmond VA WD Lynchburg VT Rutland WA ED Spokane WA WD Seattle WI ED Milwaukee WI WD Madison WV ND Wheeling WV SD Charleston, WV
C. Headquarters cities	All cities select cities
AL Anniston AL Birmingham AL Mobile AL Montgomery AR Little Rock AZ Phoenix CA Fresno CA Los Angeles CA Oakland CA Riverside CA Sacramento CA San Diego CA San Francisco CA San Jose CA Santa Ana CA Santa Barbara CA Woodland Hills CO Denver CO Pueblo CT Bridgeport CT Hartford CT New Haven DC Washington DE Wilmington FL Fort Lauderdale FL Fort Myers FL Jacksonville FL Miami FL Orlando FL Panama City FL Tampa FL West Palm Beach GA Athens GA Atlanta GA Columbus GA Macon GA Newnan GA Savannah HI Honolulu IA Cedar Rapids IA Council Bluffs IA Davenport ID Boise ID Coeur d'Alene IL Chicago IL Peoria IL Rockford IL Springfield IN Evansville IN Fort Wayne IN Indianapolis IN New Albany IN South Bend KS Kansas City KS Wichita KS Wichita (not required) KY Lexington KY Louisville LA Baton Rouge LA Lake Charles LA New Orleans LA Shreveport MA Boston MA Springfield MA Worcester MD Baltimore MD Greenbelt MI Bay City MI Detroit MI Flint MI Lansing MN Minneapolis MN St. Paul MO Kansas City MO St. Louis MS Aberdeen MS Biloxi MS Gulfport MS Jackson MT Butte NC Charlotte NC Greensboro NC Raleigh NC Wilmington NC Wilson NC Winston-Salem NE Lincoln NE Omaha NH Manchester NJ Camden NJ Newark NJ Trenton NM Albuquerque NV Las Vegas NV Reno NY Albany NY Brooklyn NY Buffalo NY Central Islip NY Hauppauge NY New York NY Poughkeepsie NY Rochester NY Syracuse NY Utica NY White Plains OH Akron OH Cincinnati OH Cleveland OH Columbus OH Dayton OH Toledo OH Youngstown OK Oklahoma City OK Tulsa OR Eugene OR Portland Outside United States PA Erie PA Harrisburg PA Philadelphia PA Pittsburgh PA Reading PA Williamsport RI Providence SC Charleston SC Columbia SC Spartanburg SD Sioux Falls TN Chattanooga TN Memphis TN Nashville TX Austin TX Dallas TX El Paso TX Fort Worth TX Galveston TX Houston TX Midland TX Plano TX San Antonio TX Sherman TX Tyler UT Salt Lake City VA Alexandria VA Harrisonburg VA Lynchburg VA Norfolk VA Richmond VT Rutland WA Seattle WA Spokane WA Tacoma WI Madison WI Milwaukee WV Charleston WV Wheeling
D. Dispositions	All dispositions select dispositions
	Chapter 7 at filing confirmed confirmed converted confirmed dismissed converted dismissed no data pending
E. §363 sales	All cases select cases
	363 sale case pending Chapter 7 at filing no 363 sale
F. Filing parties	All parties select parties
	creditors debtors debtors and creditors
G. Plan types	All plan types select plans
	free fall not applicable prenegotiated prepackaged
H. Forum shopping	All cases select cases
	Filed at headquarters Forum Shop
I. Industries	All industries select industries
Agricultural Production Crops 01 Crops Mining 10 Metal Mining 12 Coal Mining 13 Oil And Gas Extraction 14 Mining and Quarrying of Nonmetallic Mine... Construction 15 Building Construction General Contractor... 16 Heavy Construction Other Than Building C... 17 Construction Special Trade Contractors Manufacturing 20 Food and Kindred Products 22 Textile Mill Products 23 Apparel And Other Finished Products Made... 24 Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furnitu... 25 Furniture And Fixtures 26 Paper and Allied Products 27 Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industr... 28 Chemicals and Allied Products 29 Petroleum Refining And Related Industrie... 30 Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Produc... 32 Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Product... 33 Primary Metal Industries 34 Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machin... 35 Industrial and Commercial Machinery and ... 36 Electronic And Other Electrical Equipmen... 37 Transportation Equipment 38 Measuring, Analyzing and Controlling Ins... 39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas 41 Local And Suburban Transit And Interurba... 42 Motor Freight Transportation And Warehou... 44 Water Transportation 45 Transportation By Air 48 Communications 49 Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services Wholesale Trade 50 Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 51 Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods Retail Trade 52 Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Sup... 53 General Merchandise Stores 54 Food Stores 55 Automotive Dealers and Gasoline Service ... 56 Apparel And Accessory Stores 57 Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipme... 58 Eating and Drinking Places 59 Miscellaneous Retail Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate 60 Depository Institutions 61 Non-depository Credit Institutions 62 Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers,... 63 Insurance Carriers 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, and Service 65 Real Estate 67 Holding And Other Investment Offices Services 70 Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, and Other... 72 Personal Services 73 Business Services 75 Automotive Repair, Services, and Parking 76 Miscellaneous Repair Services 78 Motion Pictures 79 Amusement And Recreation Services 80 Health Services 83 Social Services 87 Engineering, Accounting, Research, Manag...
J. Incorporation state	All jurisdictions select jurisdictions
Not incorporated AL Aruba AZ Bahamas Belgium Bermuda CA Canada Cayman Islands CO CT DE DE / Argentina DE / NV DE / NY DE / PA FL GA HI IA IL IN Ireland KS LA MA Marshall Islands MD MI MN MO MS NC NH NJ NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV
K. Cause	All causes select causes
	Asbestos Environmental Fraud Fraud? Not tort Other products Other tort Patent Pension
L. Business survival	All outcomes select outcomes
	case pending company did not emerge Company emerged no data not classified
M. Refiling within five years	All outcomes select outcomes
	emerged 5 years, did not refile emerged 5 years, part refiled emerged 5 years, refiled no data not classified not emerged 5 years
N. Asset size	All asset sizes select asset sizes
	$10 billion and over $1 billion but less than $10 billion $500 million but less than $1billion Less than $500 million
O. Employee size	All employee sizes select employee sizes
	30,000 and over 10,000 but less than 30,000 1,000 but less than 10,000 200 but less than 1,000 Less than 200 Data Not Available
P. Code Chapter	All chapters select chapter
	Chapter 11 Chapter 7
Q. Debtor's lead attorney	All attorneys select attorneys
Akin Gump Alexander Green Alston Bird Althheimer Gray Anderson Russell Andrews Kurth Angel Frankel Arnold Porter Ashby Geddes Baker Botts Baker Daniels Baker Hostetler Baker McKenzie Barnes Thornburg Bayard Firm Blackwell Sanders Blank Rome Bradley Arant Brown Rudnick Bryan Cave Buchanan Ingersoll Burns Summit Byrd Wiser Cadwalader Wickersham Cahill Gordon Campbell Levine Carlton Fields Carrington Coleman Carson Fischer Chadbourne Parke Childs Fortenbach Cifelli Stokes Cleary Gottlieb Cohn Kelakos Cole Schotz Colvin Petrocchi Covington Burling Cox Smith Crowe Dunlevy Curtis Mallet-Prevost D'Ancona Pflaum Dann Pecar Danning Gill Davidson Nix Davis Graham Davis Polk Davis Wright Debevoise Plimpton Dechert Dewey Ballantine Dewey LeBoeuf Diamond McCarthy Dinsmore Shohl DLA Piper Duane Morris Dykema Gossett Faegre Benson Felderstein Fitzgerald Floyd Isgur Foley Lardner Foster Pepper Fredrikson Byron Fried Frank Fulbright Jaworski Gardere Wynne Gendel Raskoff Gibson Dunn Godfrey Kahn Goldberg Stinnett Goodwin Goodwin Goodwin Procter Gordon Silver Greenberg Traurig Hale Dorr Hance Scarborough Hanify King Harwell Howard Haynes Boone Heller Draper Hennigan Bennett Hinshaw Culbertson Hodgson Russ Hogan Hartson Holland Knight Holleb Coff Holmes Star Honigman Miller Howard Rice Hughes Hubbard Hunton Williams In house counsel Jenkins Gilchrist Jenner Block Johnson Gibbs Jones Day Jones Wallker Kasowitz Benson Katten Muchin Kaye Scholer Kerkman Dunn Kilpatrick Townsend King Spalding Kirkland Ellis Klee Tuchin Klehr Harrison Kramer Levin Kronish Lieb Kutak Rock Lamberth Bonapfel Landau Gottfried Lane Powell Latham Watkins Lawrence C. Meyerson LeBoeuf Lamb LeClair Ryan Levene Eisenberg Levene Neale Levin Weintraub Lewis Roca Lindquist Vennum Lobel Winthrop Locke Lord Lowenstein Sandler Lynch Chappell Macey Wilensky Malhotra Malhotra Matthew A. Rosenstein Mayer Brown McCabe Gordon McCarter English McDermott Will McDevitt Miller McGuireWoods Michaelson Susi Milbank Tweed Miller Nash Mintz Levin Morgan Lewis Morris Nichols Morrison Foerster Moses Singer Mudge Rose Murphy King Murphy Sheneman Myer Hedricks Myerson Kuhn Nadler Nadler Neligan Foley Nelson Mullins Nicholls Crampton no data O'Connor Cavenagh O'Melveny Myers Orrick Herrington O'Sullivan Graev Pachulski Stang Parker Hudson Patton Boggs Paul Hastings Paul Weiss Pepper Hamilton Perkins Coie Phelps Dunbar Pillsbury Winthrop Piper Rudnick Porter Hedges Powell Goldstein Poyner Spruill Procopio Cory Proskauer Rose Ravin Greenberg Ravin Sarasohn Reavis McGrath Redmond Nazar Reed Smith Reid Hellyer Reid Riege Reynolds Ridings Richards Layton Robinson Diamant Robinson Silverman Rochelle King Rogers Hardin Ropes Gray Rose Law Firm Ross Hardies Rutan Tucker Saloman Green Santoro Driggs Saul Ewing Schiff Hardin Schulte Roth Schwartz Cooper Seder Chandler Sender Wasserman Shearman Sterling Sheinfeld Maley Sherman Howard Sidley Austin Sills Cummis Simpson Thacher Skadden Arps Smith Gambrell Smith Hulsey Snell Wilmer Solochek Weber Sonnenschein Nath Squire Sanders Stevens Lee Stichter Riedel Stinson Leonard Stinson Mag Stone Pigman Strasburger Price Stroock Stroock Stuffs Perdue Stutman Treister Sullivan Cromwell Sulmeyer Kupetz Swidler Berlin Tew Cardenas Thompson Coburn Thompson Hine Thompson Knight Togut Segal Tonkon Torp Troutman Sanders Venable Venable Baetjer Vinson Elkins Wauson Probus Weil Gotshal Westerman Ball White Case Whiteford Taylor Willkie Farr Wilmer Cutler WilmerHale Winstead Sechrest Winston Strawn Wolas Soref Womble Carlyle Woods Aitken Young Conaway
R. Judge at disposition	All judges select judges
A. Benjamin Goldgar A. Bruce Campbell A. Jay Cristol A. Pope Gordon A. Thomas Small Adlai S. Hardin Jr. Alan H. W. Shiff Alan M. Ahart Alexander L. Paskay Alfred C. Hagan Allan L. Gropper Arthur B. Briskman Arthur B. Federman Arthur J. Gonzalez Arthur J. Spector Arthur M. Greenwald Arthur S. Weissbrodt Barbara J. Houser Barry Russell Barry S. Schermer Basil H. Lorch III Bernard Markovitz Brendan L. Shannon Bruce T. Beesley Bruce W. Black Burton Perlman Burton R. Lifland C. Ray Mullins C. Timothy Corcoran ... Calvin K. Ashland Carl L. Bucki Carla E. Craig Carol A. Doyle Carol J. Kenner Cecelia G. Morris Chapter 7 at filing Charles E. Matheson Charles G. Case II Charles M. Caldwell Christopher M. Klein Christopher S. Sontchi Colleen A. Brown Cornelius Blackshear D. Michael Lynn Dale L. Somers data not available David E. Rice David F. Snow David H. Adams David H. Coar Dennis Montali Donald H. Steckroth Douglas O. Tice Jr. Duncan W. Keir Dwight H. Williams Jr. E. John Flowers E. Stephen Derby Eduardo C. Robreno Edward D. Jellen Edward Ellington Edward R. Gaines Elizabeth E. Brown Elizabeth L. Perris Erithe A. Smith Ernest M. Robles Erwin I. Katz Eugene R. Wedoff Francis G. Conrad Frank J. Otte Frank R. Monroe George B. Nielsen Jr. George C. Paine II George L. Proctor Geraldine Mund Glen E. Clark Gregg W. Zive Gregory F. Kishel Gregory M. Sleet Harlin D. Hale Harold C. Abramson Harold F. White Harry C. Dees Jr. Helen S. Balick Henry J. Boroff Howard C. Buschman III Howard Schwartzberg J. Lawrence Irving J. Rich Leonard J. Vincent Aug Jr. Jack B. Schmetterer Jacqueline P. Cox James A. Goodman James A. Pusateri James B. Haines James E. Massey James E. Shapiro James E. Yacos James F. Queenan Jr. James F. Schneider James J. Barta James L. Garrity Jr. James M. Peck James R. Dooley James R. Grube James S. Sledge Jeffrey E.T. Bohm Jeffry H. Gallet Jerry A. Brown Jerry A. Funk Jerry W. Venters Joan N. Feeney Joel B. Rosenthal John C. Akard John C. Cook John D. Schwartz John E. Waites John F. Ray John H. Allen John H. Squires John J. Galgay John J. Wilson John K. Olson John T. Flannagan John TeSelle Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. Joseph L. Cosetti Joyce Bihary Judith A. Boulden Judith H. Wizmur Judith K. Fitzgerald Karen A. Overstreet Karen K. Brown Kathleen P. March Kathryn C. Ferguson Kathy A. Surratt-Sta... Keith M. Lundin Kevin Gross Kevin J. Carey Kevin R. Huennekens L. Edward Friend II Lamar W. Davis Jr. Larry E. Kelly Lawrence Fisher Lawrence S. Walter Leif M. Clark Leslie J. Tchaikovsky Letitia Z. Clark Linda B. Riegle Lisa H. Fenning Lloyd King Louis H. Kornreich Louis M. Phillips Louise D. Adler M. Bruce McCullough Manuel Barbosa Marci B. McIvor Margaret H. Murphy Marian F. Harrison Marilyn Morgan Marilyn Shea-Stonum Martin Glenn Marvin P. Isgur Mary D. France Mary F. Walrath Mary Grace Diehl Massie M. Tillman Meredith A. Jury Michael A. McConnell Mitchel R. Goldberg Morris Stern Novalyn L. Winfield Pamela S. Hollis Pat E. Morgenstern-C... Patricia Ann Clark Patricia C. Williams Paul Mannes Peter J. Walsh Peter W. Bowie Prudence Carter Beatty R. Glen Ayers Jr. Randall J. Newsome Randolph F. Wheless ... Randolph J. Haines Ray R. Graves Raymond T. Lyons Redfield T. Baum Sr. Richard DeGunther Richard L. Bohanon Richard M. Neiter Richard S. Schmidt Richard W. Vandivier Robert A. Mark Robert C. McGuire Robert D. Drain Robert D. Martin Robert E. Gerber Robert E. Grossman Robert E. Nugent III Robert F. Fussell Robert G. Mayer Robert G. Mooreman Robert J. Faris Robert J. Kressel Robert J. Woodside Robert L. Berry Robert R. Merhige Robert Somma Robin L. Riblet Roderick R. McKelvie Roland J. Brumbaugh Ronald B. King Ronald G. Pearson Ronald S. Barliant Rosemary Gambardella Russell A. Eisenberg S. Arthur Spiegel Samuel J. Steiner Samuel L. Bufford Sarah A. Hall Sarah S. Curley Sean H. Lane Shelley C. Chapman Sheri Bluebond Sidney B. Brooks Sidney M. Weaver Stacey G.C. Jernigan Stephen A. Stripp Stephen D. Gerling Stephen S. Mitchell Stephen V. Callaway Steven A. Felsenthal Steven W. Rhodes Stuart M. Bernstein Sue L. Robinson Susan Pierson Sonderby Theodor C. Albert Thomas B. Bennett Thomas C. Britton Thomas E. Carlson Thomas J. Tucker Thomas M. Brahney III Thomas T. Glover Timothy J. Mahoney Tina L. Brozman Victoria S. Kaufman Vincent R. Zurzolo W. Homer Drake, Jr. W. Richard Lee Walter Shapero Warren W. Bentz Wesley W. Steen William C. Hillman William E. Anderson William F. Tuohey William J. Lasarow William J. O'Neill William R. Greendyke William S. Howard William S. Shulman William T. Bodoh William Thurmond Bis...

Second Step Select the variable to report for your cases. Choose one.

A. Filing years
A. Disposition years
A. Emerging years
B. Filing city
B. Filing district
C. Headquarters city
D. Disposition

E. §363 Sales
F. Filing parties
G. Plan types
H. Forum shopping
I. Industries
J. Incorporation state
K. Cause

L. Business Survival
M. Refiling within five years
N. Asset size
O. Employee size
P. Code Chapter
Q. Debtor's lead attorney
R. Judge at disposition

Third Step Select what you want to know about your cases. Choose all that apply.

Number of cases
Debtors' names
Debtors' attorneys

Days in chapter 11
Assets
Judge at disposition

Number of Employees
Annual sales

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