BK trustee as your attorney??

[browneyes]

Has anyone had their attorney also be a BK trustee? I was wondering how this worked out for the debtor. More peace of mind? Less?

Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

[jessegirl]

Has anyone had their attorney also be a BK trustee? I was wondering how this worked out for the debtor. More peace of mind? Less?

Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

In my own opinion, I would never want an attorney that has been a trustee. Reasoning is because the trustee's are usually for the credit card companies. Thats what there job is.

You need an attorney that is going to work for you at 100%. Just my own opinion.

[kenshirley]

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[StartingOver08]

Not a good idea in general. There are exceptions to this, but you want an attorney that is going to represent you, the debtor, to the best of their ability. The attorney/trustee is only human and will have a greater loyalty to the creditors because that is who he usually represents and it is a larger part of his practice (presumably).

[fireworks]

My lawyer is a former trustee. So far I've found that he's very understanding of our situation and very knowledgeable about what trustees are looking for and what will raise red flags. I'm sure that some of that comes from his experience as a trustee. He came highly recommended by some friends who filed BK several years ago. Another lawyer in town told me "If I had to file bankruptcy, that's who I would choose to represent me." That says a lot to me.

I would say if he's a CURRENT trustee, then that could represent a conflict of interest. If he's a FORMER trustee then that's a different story.