Attorneys are not known for their charity, most attorneys charge high fees for their legal work, especially for bankruptcy filing. But most attorneys also perform "pro bono" work - that's Latin for FREE. Pro Bono work is meant to assist the indigent or less fortunate members of our society.
Check for local legal aid societies and contact local law firms to see if they offer free bankruptcy filings. It's not something that they usually advertise, so you need to contact them.
It is also possible to file for bankruptcy yourself without using an attorney. Many ordinary people do it evary day. The bankruptcy forms are available online.
Below are some attorneys in your area that may be able to help:
Irving M. Gross 310-277-7400 Suite 1500, 1888 Century Park East (Century City) Los Angeles, CA 90067
Susan L. Vaage 818-547-4800 500 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1030 Glendale, CA 91203
Robert J. McKennon 213-680-2800 633 W. 5th Street, 47th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Kathleen P. March 310-559-9224 10524 W. Pico Boulevard, Suite 212 Los Angeles, CA 90064
Monica Y. Kim 310-229-1234 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90067
J. Christopher Kennedy 310-277-1010 Suite 900, 1800 Avenue of the Stars (Century City) Los Angeles, CA 90067
O. George Chukwudobe 213-380-4107 3250 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90010
Ani Papirian 626-796-8170 Suite 310, 131 North El Molino Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101
James Andrew Hinds Jr. 310-316-0500 21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 1150 Torrance, CA 90503
Paul S. Issler 213-229-7000 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071
John P. Pringle 323-724-3117 6055 East Washington Boulevard, Suite 608 Commerce, CA 90040
Joseph A. Walker 949-752-2522 Suite 450, 1301 Dove Street Newport Beach, CA 92660
C. Richard Dodson 562-595-8771 4089 Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90807
Michael William Kinney 714-640-8883 535 Anton Boulevard, Suite 800 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Brad R. Godshall 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Lisa Hill Fenning 213-621-6000 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Steven M. Mayer 310-207-0007 Suite 400, 11726 San Vicente Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049
Maryann R. Marzano 213-688-1198 601 West Fifth Street, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Michael V. Jehdian 818-247-9111 401 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 450 Glendale, CA 91203
Velma-Ahda Jean Sands 213-251-1790 3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2700 Los Angeles, CA 90010
Michelle Marchisotto 714-692-6598 22605 La Palma, Suite 510 Yorba Linda, CA 92887
L. Bishop Austin 213-388-4939 3250 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90010
Glenn A. Holt 714-972-9501 2670 N. Main Street, Suite 245 Santa Ana, CA 92705
Lee R. Bogdanoff 310-407-4000 Fox Plaza, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Shirley S. Cho 213-680-8400 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Karl E. Kuhn 213-680-6400 355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4400 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Michael Goch 818-710-7190 5850 Canoga Avenue, Suite 400 Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Lawrence J. Hilton 949-798-0500 19900 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 1050 Irvine, CA 92612
Jeffrey S. Allison 949-679-1111 5420 Trabuco Road, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92620
Yasmine Borghei 818-993-3300 8345 Reseda Boulevard, Suite 222 Northridge, CA 91324
Herbert Katz 310-277-5333 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1450 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Joseph H. Catmull 213-624-0222 500 South Grand Avenue, 21st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Thomas J. Prenovost Jr. 714-547-2444 2122 North Broadway, Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92706
Laura L. Buchanan 310-407-4000 Fox Plaza, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Thomas R. Kreller 213-892-4000 601 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
James Charles Bastian Jr. 949-340-3400 26632 Town Centre Drive, Suite 300 Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Varand Gourjian 213-622-5555 Seventh Floor, 515 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Nancy Miller Salzman 949-263-1000 2912 S. Daimler Street Santa Ana, CA 92705
Randall A. Smith 949-752-7100 Suite 700, 2600 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612
Nicole T. Saadeh 213-622-5124 444 South Flower Street, Nineteenth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Ronald Rus 949-752-7100 Suite 700, 2600 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612
Richard D. Burstein 310-277-0077 2029 Century Park East, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Michael S. Kogan 310-273-6333 9401 Wilshire Boulevard, 9th Floor Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phillip A. Davis 213-620-1780 Forty-Eighth Floor, 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Alexander L. Mazzia Jr. 310-328-0792 1405 Sartori Avenue Torrance, CA 90501
William L. Ramseyer 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Jonathan S. Shenson 213-485-1234 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Werner Disse 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
John S. Gibson 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Alan J. Friedman 310-277-1010 Suite 900, 1800 Avenue of the Stars (Century City) Los Angeles, CA 90067
David Seror 310-551-3100 1925 Century Park East, Sixteenth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Sandor T. Boxer 310-826-9780 12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Paul N. Jacobs 949-645-7300 881 Dover Drive, Suite 285 Newport Beach, CA 92663
John P. Byrne 818-593-5520 20969 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 229 Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Thomas E. McCurnin 213-621-4000 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3700 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Robert M. Ruben 949-263-1000 2912 S. Daimler Street Santa Ana, CA 92705
Dean P. Sperling 714-438-8090 201 East Sandpointe, Suite 220 Santa Ana, CA 92707
George E. Schulman 310-277-0077 2029 Century Park East, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Halli B. Heston 949-222-1041 4100 Newport Place, Suite 260 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Richard M. Moneymaker 213-622-1088 Suite 1020 Manulife Plaza, 515 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Kathryn Kerfes Amira 310-463-1473 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1450 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Kelly S. Johnson 949-729-8014 180 Newport Center Drive, Suite 100 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Sarah Petty 949-253-2700 1920 Main Street, Suite 1200 Irvine, CA 92614
Erin Brady 213-680-8400 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Stephen S. Monroe 323-938-5248 3325 Wilshire Boulevard, Ninth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90010
Kimber S. Cooley 310-407-4000 Fox Plaza, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
David Marc Kritzer 213-622-5124 444 South Flower Street, Nineteenth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
John L. Jones II 213-694-1200 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tavi Claire Flanagan 949-760-0991 Suite 400, 840 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660
Grace Oh 213-620-7700 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Jeffrey C. Henneforth 949-553-1313 1900 Main Street, 5th Floor Irvine, CA 92614
J. Stanley Demaree 949-347-7900 28202 Cabot Road, Suite 100 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Peter S. Burke 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
David Kam Ng 714-241-4444 3 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 900 Santa Ana, CA 92707
Michelle C. Campbell 213-620-7700 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Gregory M. Shamo 310-277-0077 2029 Century Park East, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
William B. Creim 213-614-1944 611 West Sixth Street, 16th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
John Francis Hilson 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Rebecca J. Winthrop 626-578-7400 55 South Lake Avenue, Suite 650 Pasadena, CA 91101
George L. Cohn 800-653-5720 2850 Artesia Boulevard, Suite 201 Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Ryan M. Davies 714-431-1100 535 Anton Boulevard, 10th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Helen L. Duncan 213-892-9200 865 South Figueroa Street, 29th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
William E. Alsnauer Jr. 714-384-4250 5 Hutton Centre, Suite 1050 Santa Ana, CA 92707
Bernard D. Bollinger Jr. 213-891-0700 601 South Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Joshua M. Mester 213-694-1200 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Stuart Thalblum 562-229-1220 13304 Alondra Boulevard, Second Floor Cerritos, CA 90703
David W. Levene 310-229-1234 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90067
John C. Holmes 213-680-2800 633 W. 5th Street, 47th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Christine M. Pajak 310-228-5600 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Kelly A. Beall 949-720-9200 949 South Coast Drive, Suite 535 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
John J. Bingham Jr. 310-277-0077 2029 Century Park East, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Marita Nogueiras 562-869-9340 10890 Paramount Boulevard Downey, CA 90241
Michael A. Brush 323-653-5889 8447 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 100 Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Khachik Akhkashian 213-384-2220 3055 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90010
Lisa A. Mathaisel 949-717-3000 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Sam A. Kozhaya 310-500-3500 1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90024
Larry G. Ivanjack 213-624-0222 500 South Grand Avenue, 21st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Timothy J. Koeppl 949-492-5690 111 Avenida Del Mar, Suite 203 San Clemente, CA 92672
Jon L. R. Dalberg 213-896-3100 Suite 1725, 601 S. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Hutchison Bruce Meltzer 714-966-1000 Center Tower, 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 950 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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