Brent Berning

Brent Berning is the founder of Berning Law LLC and a Milwaukee bankruptcy attorney focused on helping individuals address debt and financial pressure. Berning’s practice includes Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Chapter 13 bankruptcy, debt relief, and issues such as wage garnishment. He has spent more than 17 years meeting with people facing financial problems and has consulted with more than 10,000 individuals about bankruptcy and debt-related options.

Berning earned both his undergraduate and law school degrees from Marquette University. His education in Milwaukee provided the academic foundation for a practice centered on federal bankruptcy law, consumer financial issues, legal procedure, and client counseling. Over years of practice, he has applied that training to evaluating clients’ financial circumstances, explaining available bankruptcy chapters, and helping people understand the legal steps involved in seeking relief from overwhelming debt.

Berning works with clients considering Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 and with people dealing with collection pressure and garnishment. His role includes reviewing the client’s circumstances, explaining differences among available options, and guiding the preparation required for a bankruptcy case. Because financial distress can involve urgent practical concerns, his practice emphasizes understandable communication and organized legal guidance so clients can evaluate the consequences of filing and plan for the process ahead.

Brent Berning has built his practice around bankruptcy and debt relief for Milwaukee-area clients. His long experience meeting with thousands of individuals gives him a broad view of the financial situations that lead people to consider bankruptcy. Berning focuses on helping clients understand legal choices, complete required steps, and use the bankruptcy process when appropriate to address debt, garnishment, and related financial problems in a structured and informed way.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Berning Law, LLC
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin

Licensed State

• Wisconsin

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