The jurisdiction at a glance
- The Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas operate as one bankruptcy court, under one set of local rules
- Chief Judge Phyllis M. Jones, sitting with Judge Richard D. Taylor and Judge Bianca Rucker
- Consumer filings across both districts: 6,738 total — 2,866 Chapter 7 and 3,863 Chapter 13, a 57.3% Chapter 13 share
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan is Local Form 13-1, the Arkansas Chapter 13 Plan, mandatory for cases filed on or after December 1, 2017 — not Official Form 113
- Local Rule 3015-1 was adopted 2 August 2018, with the complete rule set revised the same day
- The form mandate binds the trustee and holders of unsecured claims as plan proponents, not only debtors
- §341 meetings of creditors are held by Zoom in Chapter 7, 12 and 13 cases
Official court website: areb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, Arkansas or anywhere
$400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with Local Form 13-1 drafted · $300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7. In a jurisdiction that is 57% Chapter 13, the plan rate is the operative number. No retainer, no minimum, no long-term contract — and if the trustee kicks something back because we got it wrong, we fix it at no charge.
Details verified August 2026 against Local Rule 3015-1 of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas (adopted 2 August 2018) and the court's published judges and Zoom §341 information; filing counts are from Administrative Office consumer filing data and are reported for Arkansas as a combined court. Chapter 13 trustee assignments are confirmed per case rather than listed here. Median-income figures are the U.S. Trustee table for cases filed on or after July 15, 2026 and are revised periodically. Always confirm against current sources at areb.uscourts.gov and justice.gov/ust. Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.