In 1991 she became famous for filing for municipal bankruptcy.

"There is so little known about municipal bankruptcy."

The county's risky plan, which also included heavy borrowing, led to the biggest municipal bankruptcy ever.

He is recognized as a leading expert on municipal bankruptcies.

Mr. Rogers saw the nation's largest municipal bankruptcy not just as a crisis.

In 2001 the town filed for a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy.

There have been about 120 municipal bankruptcies since 1979, but most were special tax districts or tiny local governments.

New businesses, once scared off by the threat of municipal bankruptcy, have started moving in.

And, since municipal bankruptcies are so rare, nearly everything he does breaks new ground.

From 1937 to 2008 there were fewer than 600 municipal bankruptcies.