The downturn in the economy has been bad news for the homebuilding industry. But it's meant lots of work for the local bankruptcy bar. More than a dozen bankruptcy attorneys in the Atlanta area have been working on the Chapter 11 case of Florida's Levitt and Sons LLC. Recent bankruptcy filings by smaller Georgia-based homebuilders have generated work for local lawyers, too.

Other local attorneys working on the Levitt and Sons bankruptcy: Powell Goldstein partner Wendy L. Hagenau is counsel to 84 Lumber Co.