Lawyer wants NO calls from creditors

[StartingOver08]

I agree that a good attorney is worth his weight in gold. If you have a simple BK with no assets (car, house etc) then you can use a service to fill out your forms. If you are extremely talented like some of the pro se litigants here then you can do it yourself.

If you have a complex case, or a business, or anything that may disqualify you from a 7 (for example) - then you need the expertise of a good attorney. I never would have made it without my attorney and his equally talented paralegal. Having said that, not all attorney's are alike - you are hiring the attorney for his/her knowledge of the local rules too. And his/her knowledge of the reactions of the trustees.

I think that the attorney that was going to charge you $30/call is way off base - but then again he is free to charge what ever he wants. And you are free to choose someone else. At least his warning sign was early.

[completelybroke]

I went and talked to a few more attorney's today and I must say Thank you all for pushing me that direction. It was well worth it. I may be out a few hundered on that first attourney but the 3rd one I talked to was awesome.

Took a major step today in my BK proceedings..........

[Intoodeep80]

My attorney specificially said TO give creditors his name and # as well as the case number.

Good Luck

bk22

Me too! And my lawyer was comparitively cheap. I dont have a case number yet, but giving the creditors his number cut down on my phone calls/letters 95%.

[StartingOver08]

Wow! CompletelyBroke, that is some pile of cut of cards - huge! Congratulations on making the break from credit!