These firms recently filed with a U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s local court clerk’s office.

Under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code, a company is protected from claims by creditors while it attempts to reorganize its finances under a plan approved by the court. In a Chapter 7 liquidation, a court trustee sells assets to pay creditors’ claims. The company then ceases operations.

Maryland

Swagat Hotels LLC

Address: 2704 Deep Creek Dr., McHenry, Md. 21541.

Type of filing: Reorganization.

Case number: 16-24255.

Date filed: Oct. 27.

Attorney: Steven H. Greenfeld.

Assets: $0 to $50,000.

Liabilities: $1,000,001 to $10 million.

Largest unsecured creditor: Comptroller of Maryland, $28,000.

Council for Resource Development Inc.

Address: 8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 700, Silver Spring, Md. 20910.

Type of filing: Liquidation.

Case number: 16-24416.

Date filed: Oct. 31.

Attorney: Eric J. Monzo.

Assets: $0 to $50,000.

Liabilities: $100,001 to $500,000.

Largest unsecured creditor: Not disclosed.

District of Columbia

Hellbender Brewing Co. LLC

Address: 5788 Second St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20011.

Type of filing: Reorganization.

Case number: 16-00577.

Date filed: Nov. 1.

Attorney: Lawrence Allen Katz.

Assets: $1,000,001 to $10 million.

Liabilities: $1,000,001 to $10 million.

Largest unsecured creditor: Vanguard Realty Group, $56,320.

Virginia

Medserv Management Services LLC

Address: 8243 Shoppers Square, Manassas, Va., 20111.

Type of filing: Reorganization.

Case number: 16-13670-RGM.

Date filed: Oct. 27.

Attorney: Bennett A. Brown.

Assets: $0 to $50,000.

Liabilities: $50,001 to $100,000.

Largest unsecured creditor: Maplewood/Spe/Co, 42,000.

— Compiled by Aaron Gregg