Katz and Wulff Attorneys at Law

Can I File Without and Attorney?

Although it may be possible for some people to file a bankruptcy case without an attorney, it is not a step to be taken lightly. The process is difficult (especially under the “new law”), and you may lose property or other rights if you do not know the law. It takes patience and careful preparation. Chapter 7 (also known as “straight bankruptcy”) cases are somewhat simpler, but very few people have been able to successfully file and complete Chapter 13 (debt adjustment) cases on their own. Many, if not most, pro se filers end up hiring an attorney later to fix the mistakes that were made at much greater cost than would have been incurred had they simply hired an attorney to handle their case to begin with.