2 Responses to “What is the usual cost to get a bankruptcy lawyer?”

1. John Says:
   April 5th, 2010 at 4:51 am

   It’s probably not a good idea to go without one. There’s a website where you can describe your problem and lawyers in your area will bid for your business. In your description, you can tell them how much you want to spend and you won’t have to call several attorneys to ask what their pricing is. It’s called. Even if you don’t want to put up a bid, you can read reviews created about the attorneys in your area. Hope this helps!

2. B M Says:
   April 7th, 2010 at 7:30 pm

   Once again, it depends. If you have no assets and are willing to put some time into it, go for it. People who respond that you need an attorney are either people who had a ton of assets, trusts, went through a divorice, are incompetent, have never filed before and read on google that it is hard, or are simply attorneys looking to make a quick 2500 bucks. It is NOT hard. It is actually pretty simple considering. I filed my own chapter 7, got the credit counseling fee waived and the $299 filing fee waived. I saved well over 2 grand. The clerk at my courthouse was super friendly as well. If you miss a form, they let you know. If you are a no asset case, I could probaby help you out if you have paypal Otherwise, being broke is the best thing. You get your credit counseling fees waived…those are about 75 bucks each, and you get the 299 filing fee waived.

   And to answer your question, I had the simplest bankruptcy known to man and the cheapest attorney wanted to charge me $1600.

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