Koehler Law Office

What the firm handles

Koehler Law Office is a bankruptcy practice based in New Albany, Indiana, with a second office in Evansville. Its work centers on personal bankruptcy for individuals and families. That includes Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings, the two consumer paths most people ask about when debt becomes unmanageable.

The firm also takes on matters that sit close to bankruptcy. These include foreclosure prevention, loan and mortgage modification, wage garnishment, creditor harassment, and repossession. In my opinion, keeping these related problems under one roof makes sense for a client who arrives with more than one pressure at the same time.

The practice areas here are narrow by design. This is not a general firm that also does some debt work. Bankruptcy and its immediate neighbors are the whole of what the site describes.

A practice built around one field

Most firms list many areas of law. Koehler Law Office does the opposite. It presents itself as a bankruptcy firm and nothing more, and the detail on its pages stays inside that field.

Lloyd E. Koehler, the founder and managing partner, has practiced only bankruptcy law for twenty years. He files over 1,000 cases in Indiana each year and has handled thousands of filings across his career. Those are the firm's own figures, and they point to steady, repeated work in a single court system rather than occasional cases.

As a reviewer, I read that kind of volume as a sign of routine. A lawyer who files that many cases a year knows the local trustees, the paperwork, and the timing. For someone facing a first filing, that familiarity tends to matter more than breadth of practice.

Who does the work

The site names two attorneys. Lloyd E. Koehler runs the firm and carries the case volume described above. He represents clients in the New Albany and Evansville divisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Jordan Roth is also an attorney with the firm. The site lists Roth by name on the attorneys page without further biographical detail. A two-attorney roster keeps the firm small, and a client is likely to deal with the same people through a case rather than a rotating group.

I would note that the public information about the second attorney is limited to the name and the role. Readers who want more on background can ask during a consultation.

Where it practices and which courts

Geography is a real part of how this firm defines itself. It serves clients across 24 counties in Southern Indiana. The named counties include Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Jackson, Washington, Orange, Lawrence, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland, and Vanderburgh.

The two offices line up with two court divisions. New Albany covers the southeastern side near the Louisville border. Evansville reaches the southwestern corner of the state. Both are divisions of the same federal court, the Southern District of Indiana, which is where consumer bankruptcy cases in this region are filed.

This regional focus fits a bankruptcy practice well. Filing rules and trustee practices vary by court, so a firm that works the same divisions again and again builds practical knowledge of them. In my opinion, that local grounding is one of the clearer strengths in what the firm presents.

How clients work with the firm

Koehler Law Office describes a process meant to lower the barrier to getting started. It offers free consultations, and it states that no office visit is required. For qualifying clients, it offers Chapter 13 filings with nothing due at the start.

The firm handles contact by phone, text, email, or letter. It also says its phone is answered at all hours. For a client who works during the day or lives an hour from either office, remote handling removes a practical obstacle to seeking help early.

I want to be careful about the $0 down figure. The firm ties it to qualifying clients and to Chapter 13 specifically, so it is a conditional offer, not a blanket price. Anyone weighing that should confirm the terms directly, since eligibility and later costs are part of any bankruptcy case.

What the listing shows and what it leaves open

Read as a whole, the firm's material is consistent. It says it does bankruptcy, it explains which chapters and which related problems it addresses, and it names the courts and counties it serves. The founder's stated experience and case volume give the listing something concrete to stand on.

Some details common to law firm profiles are not stated on the site. There is no founding year, and the pages do not list law schools or bar admission years for either attorney. None of that changes the practical picture for a prospective client, though it does mean a reader who wants that background will need to ask.

For a person in Southern Indiana thinking about Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, this is a focused, single-field firm led by an attorney with long experience in the local bankruptcy courts. The free consultation gives an easy way to test the fit before committing, and the remote options make that first step simpler for people spread across a wide service area.