Depending on where you live, attorney’s fees for a routine Chapter 7 (regular old) bankruptcy run anywhere from about $750 to over $3,000.
YIKES!!
“Geez, if I had THAT, I certainly wouldn’t be considering bankruptcy!”
“How can you expect me to pay THAT, I’m broke, dagnabit!”
Well, let’s assume you really, really do need to file. You have [...]
Mark R. Emmett, Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyer and Advocate Since 1978
Category Archives: Why File for Bankruptcy?
Why You Need an Attorney to File Bankruptcy
BANKRUPTCY SUCKS! Right? Well … compared to what?
Bankruptcy is not high on anyone’s “bucket list”! In fact, bankruptcy downright sucks, right?
Well, compared to sleepless nights, physical and emotional illness, or loss of a valued relationship, maybe not so much, eh? If you can’t bear to hear the phone ring, let alone to answer it, if you know the local process servers by [...]
What the heck IS bankruptcy, anyway?
Bottom line: A safety net and magic resurrection machine.
No one wins when an otherwise productive, contributing member of society is essentially disabled by their temporary inability to keep up with their debts.
So, Congress has, through the Bankruptcy Code, established procedures to give a fresh start and second chance to those who would might otherwise simply [...]
