Question regarding Trustee and BK Lawyer

[tiredofdebt]

Hey Everyone...omg..this forum has been so helpful....i have another question...

How do you find an attorney who is also one of the local bk trustees in my area....I am located in Richmond, VA....i tried finding one last night...but it just showed bk lawyers that represented local trustees...What are your thoughts

once again...
confused????

[Minnymouth]

Go on the web and search under:

Virginia bankruptcy trustees

It should bring up a listing of attorneys and trustees in the state of VA....

[tiredofdebt]

Thanks Minny.....im going to do that right now

[Boscoe]

This is exactly what I did and it helps sooooooooo much.

First, your attorney will probably personally know the trustee assigned to your case

Second, since they are a trustee themselves, they know exactly what to look for and what the trustee will look for.

Makes everything run as smooth as it can.

[lrprn]

How do you find an attorney who is also one of the local bk trustees in my area....I am located in Richmond, VA.(

Here's the list of Ch 7 trustees by state - http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/private_.../locator/7.htm

Just scroll down to VA - all the Ch 7 trustees for the Eastern and Western Districts are listed there.

And in case you are looking for a Ch 13 lawyer/trustee, here's the list of Ch 13 trustees by state - http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/private_...locator/13.htm

HTH!

[Boscoe]

excellent post lrprn.....both my attorney and trustee are listed. It is a huge help - not sure if I'd be 45 days from discharge right now if I used someone not on this list....

[AlmostAmos]

Sorry to dig up an old post, but... Is using a Trustee considered a good tactic to use? What are all of your thoughts on this? I'm in Richmond, VA, and am considering using one of the attorneys on the list that was linked above.

-AA

[AlmostAmos]

One more bump for this. Have any of you done this? How did it work out? I'm worried about tipping my hand to the "other side" should I choose to NOT go w/ them. Thoughts?

[HHM]

It is hit or miss; I personally don't see any real advantage to using a trustee. It really comes down to the service you want to receive. There are many very experienced and talented BK attorneys that are not trustees (many are more talented than the trustees).

Trustees don't really have that much more insight into the system than a BK attorney with 5 years of BK experience handling cases of varying complexity.