Featured VBA-BARBARA BROCK- Manchester,Missouri

For the next two weeks, our Featured VBA is Barbara Brock. Many of you recently met Barbara at the 17th Annual NACBA Convention.

If you're an attorney seeking the expertise of a VBA, look no further.

Barbara J. Brock

Professional Background:

Barbara is a Certified Bankruptcy Assistant whose 30+ year background includes experience as an Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Data Analyst, and Business Owner. Barbara has diligently pursued education and research to advance her computer skills and knowledge of the various industries in which she worked. She is also a Missouri Notary Public.

Widowed in her early 30’s, Barbara decided to start her own business to allow her the opportunity to be available for her son. She orchestrated the approval and construction of a small building to house a grooming business and stained glass studio. This was her first taste of business ownership and the satisfaction that comes from providing quality services that she was responsible for. Along with this endeavor, she engaged in satisfying volunteer work. After six years as a single parent, in 1992, Barbara married her best friend. In 2001, a move to St. Louis necessitated her relinquishing her business.

In the past 8 years, she advanced her way in the medical records department of a major St. Louis hospital from a data entry position to the position of Data Analyst/Special Studies. In this capacity, she excelled in analyzing data to produce special reports and graphs for use by the Director of the department. Her eye for detail and tenacity for producing high-quality projects assisted the Director in presenting data which motivated action for improvement. Barbara’s reliability to complete projects on time, without supervision, was a pivotal factor in the decision to allow her to work in this position from her remote office. Barbara became an integral part of the Director’s team, multi-tasking to produce reports and graphs, presentations, policies and procedures, researching topics, and teaching others computer skills.

With a revived desire to pursue her own business, in 2006, her research into business opportunities uncovered the beginnings of the Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant industry. She took an avid interest in this field because of her own personal experience with nearly having to file bankruptcy at one point in her own life. Her determination and tenacity in working with creditors to get out of that difficult and stressful situation made her feel she would have special compassion and understanding for attorneys’ clients. She had also been intrigued by the legal profession having assisted friends with legal research both on-line and at the top-rated Washington University Law Library.

The decision made, she began the road of bankruptcy education and petition preparation training. Barbara is now a Certified Bankruptcy Assistant with the Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants (ABJA) and a Certified Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant with the National Society of Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants (NSVBA). She continues her education through webinars, networking with seasoned VBA’s, bankruptcy publications, on-line research, and paralegal courses. The NSVBA has been a strong ally, providing Barbara with training and a close network of information from more experienced VBA’s. The NSVBA also presented her the opportunity to attend both the NACBA Fall Workshop in Hilton Head and, more recently, the NACBA Convention in Chicago. At both these venues, she thoroughly enjoyed the interaction with attorneys as she explained how a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant would free up their time and take a tremendous workload off their shoulders, then seeing their excitement as they realized the value of this service. She is currently working with several attorneys to set up her VBA service for their law firms.

To learn more about Barbara’s services and credentials, please visit her website at: http://www.brbsolutionsllc.com/

Personal Background

On a personal note, what Barbara will tell you about herself is that she is a down-to-earth person who is interested in helping others. She enjoys being a professional assistant. She has been called tenacious by others, particularly her father-in-law, and admits that she demands of herself to give the best to others as she would expect to receive. Barbara prides herself as being dependable, honest, confidential, hardworking, and caring. She thrives on the challenge of working with numbers, details, and doing research.

On the lighter side, when she’s not working, Barbara takes pleasure in the time she spends with her husband, family, grandchildren, and friends. She loves to travel, but is always happy to be home. Several years ago, she undertook the challenge to begin learning Chinese and volunteers her time to help in an education work. Her other passions include cooking, photography, and stained glass.

The decision for Barbara to be self-employed has been greatly influenced by her desire to be able to choose time for these important facets of her life. That is why she strongly feels that the service she provides as a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant is invaluable for those she works with so they, too, can have more time for what they consider to be most important to them.

ATTORNEYS:

To contact Barbara, visit her website at:
http://www.brbsolutionsllc.com/

Once there, go to the "Contact Us" page.

Thank you Barbara,

Vikki