Lawyers in general tend to charge clients an hourly rate for any legal services they provide. This has also been true of bankruptcy work, however, in recent years there has been a flood of set priced bankruptcy attorneys entering the fray. This has caused most law firms to follow suit. Because of fixed pricing, you [...]
You would think that lawyers were dentists and that your first visit to discuss bankruptcy options was a teeth pulling session. Really, it’s not – trust me! Famous last words those – “trust me.” Yet that is exactly what you need to do once you select a bankruptcy attorney to help you through the bankruptcy [...]
No one wants to admit that their situation is such that bankruptcy is the only option. In reality, the sooner you can admit this fact, the sooner you can start to resolve your financial situation. There are millions of Americans now facing financial difficulties and while the economy is improving, many will continue to struggle [...]
Over the last five years there has been a rapid increase in the number of people filing for bankruptcy. At the same time, there has been an increase in the number of lawyers either moving into bankruptcy as a specialization or taking on bankruptcy cases even though they specialize in other areas of law. Like [...]
Once you have decided to file for bankruptcy, you have three choices. You can do all the work yourself, you can engage a bankruptcy law firm, or you can engage a bankruptcy petition preparer. The direction you take will depend on how much knowledge you have in the requirements of bankruptcy. If you have a [...]
We live in a world where do-it-yourself or DIY is the ‘in thing’. Home buyers try to do a lot of the transfer work themselves, others try to undertake the complete sale or purchase without an agent. If you have some experience, then you can often get away with it. However, when it comes to [...]
If you’re contemplating filing for bankruptcy, start by removing the do-it-yourself option from the list. Your creditors will hire lawyers to go over every scrap of paper you file and should you miss dotting an I or crossing a T, they will jump all over your petition in an attempt to have their debt excluded. [...]
You would think that a law firm was a law firm. But like doctors, some lawyers specialize in various areas. Now you wouldn’t ask a brain surgeon about a tooth ache, or a dentist about your failing heart. Likewise, why ask a criminal lawyer about bankruptcy, or a bankruptcy lawyer about criminal law. Some law [...]
