What is the role of an attorney in a chapter 7 consumer bankruptcy case?
Many people ask me if they “can file their own bankruptcy”. I always answer “Yes, anyone has the legal right to do their own open heart surgery, so why not not their own bankruptcy!” The laws were complicated before they changed in 2005, now I believe that only an idiot would file their own bankruptcy, no matter “how simple”. In fact, after the law changed many lawyers stopped doing any bankruptcy law because it had become so complex. Never listen to the advise of someone who filed their own bankruptcy. They had a “fool for a client” and probably committed at least one federal crime, but did not get caught. The new laws are being aggressively enforced and the Attorney General’s Office is actively pursuing bankruptcy fraud. Do not use those who advertise on TV – you will end up paying their advertising costs. Also, do not use “legal document preparers”. These are folks who want to be attorneys, but decided not to go to school. Instead, they pretend to know the law, or, worse yet, are di
Many people ask me if they “can file their own bankruptcy”. I always answer “Yes, anyone has the legal right to do their own open heart surgery, so why not their own bankruptcy!” The laws were complicated before they changed in 2005, now I believe that only an idiot would file their own bankruptcy, no matter “how simple”. In fact, after the law changed many lawyers stopped doing any bankruptcy law because it had become so complex. Never listen to the advise of someone who filed their own bankruptcy. They had a “fool for a client” and probably committed at least one federal crime, but did not get caught. The new laws are being aggressively enforced and the Attorney General’s Office is actively pursuing bankruptcy fraud. Do not use those who advertise on TV – you will end up paying their advertising costs. Also, do not use “legal document preparers”. These are folks who want to be attorneys, but decided not to go to school. Instead, they pretend to know the law, or, worse yet, are disbar
