Guess it's time to start interviewing attorneys....

[JEM]

Hey JEM I've found a good resource for finding attorneys with experience and maybe it's something you can do also. I've been going to my local bk courts website and looking through the courts calendar. The calendar will list the date and times of 341's as well as the attorney representing each case.

What I've discovered is that some of the attorneys I've considered calling for a consultation only show up about once a month in court so they don't seem to do bk's very often. One attorney that I had a phone consult with said she has been doing this for 12 years but her name did not show up at all on the calendar. So that was a red flag for me.

Other attorneys seem to show up way to much and after googling their names I discover they belong to bk mills. Two of the attorneys are from a mill that charges a lot more than what's typical for my area, and I've read complaints on line about very little client/attorney interaction with this mill.

I've found a few attorneys that have a number of cases per month that are neither to few nor to many. It makes sense to me that these attorneys will be the ones that not only have the experience I'd be more comfortable with but I'm also assuming they will be familiar with each of the trustees to a degree that the other attorneys won't be. And they don't have flashy websites or over the top adds in the yellow pages. They don't seem to be to concerned about bringing in clients by the droves. Which is a turn off for me personally.

Maybe go to your courts website and do some scouting around. Combined with some on line research you might find someone you might otherwise have not found at all. This has definitely helped me in my search.

Thank you!! That's a good idea!

I feel like since we're not going to be filing right away--I have some time to be really sure and research!! I may try your suggestion here in the next couple of weeks.

[nickifan]

Hey JEM I've found a good resource for finding attorneys with experience and maybe it's something you can do also. I've been going to my local bk courts website and looking through the courts calendar. The calendar will list the date and times of 341's as well as the attorney representing each case.

Two of the attorneys are from a mill that charges a lot more than what's typical for my area, and I've read complaints on line about very little client/attorney interaction with this mill.

Maybe go to your courts website and do some scouting around. Combined with some on line research you might find someone you might otherwise have not found at all. This has definitely helped me in my search.

Hi jdcat...where are these online "reviews" or forums that make specific comments/complaints about specific law firms?? Please PM if you don't want to say in the public messaging.... Thanks!

[JEM]

Hi jdcat...where are these online "reviews" or forums that make specific comments/complaints about specific law firms?? Please PM if you don't want to say in the public messaging.... Thanks!

I'd be interested in that info as well if you want to PM me.