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:
Mark Poland 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Richard A. Baumgart 216-696-6000 1100 Ohio Savings Plaza, 1801 East 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Jason T. Baker 216-771-3966 55 Public Square, Suite 1330 Cleveland, OH 44113
Robert J. Eidnier 216-479-8500 4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Michael S. Tucker 216-621-8400 Penton Media Building, 1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 900 Cleveland, OH 44114
Steven S. Davis 216-781-3311 450 Standard Building, 1370 Ontario Street Cleveland, OH 44113
Robert D. Barr 216-696-6000 1100 Ohio Savings Plaza, 1801 East 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Richard G. Hardy 216-621-8400 Penton Media Building, 1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 900 Cleveland, OH 44114
Stephen M. Bales 216-781-5470 2020 Huntington Building, 925 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
Michael G. Meissner 216-479-8500 4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
John A. Hallbauer 216-363-1400 1400 Bank One Center Cleveland, OH 44114
David J. Naftzinger 216-566-5500 3900 Key Center, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Constance R. Thompson 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
David V. Gedrock 330-723-4947 209 South Broadway Medina, OH 44256
Terrence G. Perris 216-479-8500 4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Robert C. Cross 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Michael G. Ibold 440-285-3511 401 South Street Chardon, OH 44024
Robert K. Hogan 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Ross P. Miller 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Wendy J. Gibson 216-621-0200 3200 National City Center, 1900 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Kathryn A. Williams 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Jeffrey J. Higerd 216-360-2124 Suite 110N, 30195 Chagrin Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44124
Richard A. Utz 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Gerald A. Berk 216-771-8121 55 Public Square, Suite 1828 Cleveland, OH 44113
David S. Bartos 216-228-1166 1360 W. 9th, Suite 310 Cleveland, OH 44113
Richard L. McNellie 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Timothy Farrell Sweeney 216-241-5003 The 820 Building, 820 West Superior Avenue, Suite 840 Cleveland, OH 44113
Glenn E. Forbes 440-357-6211 Main Street Law Building, 166 Main Street Painesville, OH 44077
Amy Glaze 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
David O. Simon 216-621-6201 1370 Ontario Street, Suite 450 Cleveland, OH 44113
Scott H. Scharf 216-781-8700 Skylight Office Tower, Tower City Center, 1660 West Second S Cleveland, OH 44113
Suzana Krstevski Koch 330-746-7027 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44115
David R. Mayo 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Terrence J. Jones 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Susan M. Weaver 216-363-5220 55 Public Square, Suite 1600 Cleveland, OH 44113
H. Jeffrey Schwartz 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
John M. Yaro 216-566-2000 101 Prospect Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, OH 44115
Beth Ann Schenz 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Richard J. Feuerman 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Robert W. Todt 216-621-0890 1919 East 13th Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Rachel L. Rawson 216-586-3939 North Point, 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Barbara A. Borgmann 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Christian Eric Niklas 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Brian A. Bash 216-621-0200 3200 National City Center, 1900 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
James L. Sassano 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Joel H. Rathbone 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Michael P. Shuster 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
James M. Doran 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Lawrence N. Schultz 216-622-8200 1400 McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
James P. Sheridan 216-771-6500 75 Public Square, Fourth Floor Cleveland, OH 44113
Cathryn R. Ensign 216-830-6830 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1600 Cleveland, OH 44114
Kenneth A. Blech 440-238-7887 10850 Pearl Road, Suite D-3 Strongsville, OH 44136
Thomas W. Ostrowski 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Jean R. Robertson 216-348-5400 2100 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, E. Cleveland, OH 44114
Eli Tamkin 216-514-6400 Two Commerce Park Square, Suite 106, 23220 Chagrin Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44122
JoEllen M. Minchak 216-622-8200 1400 McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Scott David Fink 216-781-8700 Skylight Office Tower, Tower City Center, 1660 West Second S Cleveland, OH 44113
Alan C. Hochheiser 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Gregory R. Farkas 216-515-1660 55 Public Square Building, 19th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113
E. Mark Young 216-830-6830 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1600 Cleveland, OH 44114
Thomas C. Pavlik 216-781-8700 Skylight Office Tower, Tower City Center, 1660 West Second S Cleveland, OH 44113
James W. Westfall 216-589-0600 75 Public Square, Suite 1005 Cleveland, OH 44113
Richard B. Whitney 216-586-3939 North Point, 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Trish D. Lazich 216-621-8400 Penton Media Building, 1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 900 Cleveland, OH 44114
Richard F. Tracanna 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Richard Boydston 216-621-8400 Penton Media Building, 1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 900 Cleveland, OH 44114
William T. Hohmann 216-696-1076 1370 Ontario Street, Suite 520 Cleveland, OH 44113
Julie K. Zurn 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Marvin A. Sicherman 216-696-6000 1100 Ohio Savings Plaza, 1801 East 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Diana M. Thimmig 216-623-0150 One Cleveland Center, 1375 East Ninth Street, 10th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Stacie H. Wittenberg 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Ellen Maglicic Kramer 216-781-7956 The Western Reserve Building - Suite 705, 1468 West Ninth St Cleveland, OH 44113
Thomas M. Wearsch 216-621-0200 3200 National City Center, 1900 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Matthew R. Goldman 216-621-0200 3200 National City Center, 1900 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Mark J. Volcheck 216-621-8484 Ninth Floor, The Halle Building, 1228 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
Mark R. Lembright 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Andrew L. Turscak Jr. 216-566-5500 3900 Key Center, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Audra T. Funk 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Matthew D. English 216-479-6100 2100 One Cleveland Center, 1375 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Phyllis A. Ulrich 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Brian H. Richman 216-621-7860 Fourteenth Floor, The East Ohio Building Cleveland, OH 44114
Brian L. Caron 440-734-7600 4615 Great Northern Boulevard North Olmsted, OH 44070
Julie E. Rabin 216-771-8084 55 Public Square, Suite 2000 Cleveland, OH 44113
Lee D. Powar 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Stephen M. Darlington 216-781-5470 2020 Huntington Building, 925 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
Jeffrey H. Weir II 440-988-9000 6055 Park Square Drive, Oak Point Professional Park Lorain, OH 44053
Paul W. Linehan 216-348-5400 2100 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, E. Cleveland, OH 44114
Samuel J. Mamich 216-514-6400 Two Commerce Park Square, Suite 106, 23220 Chagrin Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44122
Robert S. Balantzow 216-696-1422 1800 Midland Building, 101 Prospect Avenue, West Cleveland, OH 44115
Robert J. Penney 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Donald M. Robiner 216-831-3377 Commerce Park IV, 23240 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 450 Cleveland, OH 44122
Harry W. Greenfield 216-363-1400 1400 Bank One Center Cleveland, OH 44114
Sherri L. Dahl 216-348-5400 2100 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, E. Cleveland, OH 44114
Scott N. Opincar 216-348-5400 2100 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, E. Cleveland, OH 44114
David J. Sternberg 440-942-6267 7547 Mentor Avenue, Suite 301 Mentor, OH 44060
Jack Curtis 216-696-1076 1370 Ontario Street, Suite 520 Cleveland, OH 44113
Richard S. Gurbst 216-479-8500 4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Sean Gordon 216-566-5629 3900 Key Center, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Alan M. Koschik 216-830-6830 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1600 Cleveland, OH 44114
Brian M. O'Neill 216-621-8400 Penton Media Building, 1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 900 Cleveland, OH 44114
Larry R. Rothenberg 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Michael J. Chapman 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Eric Thomas Deighton 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Mary K. Whitmer 216-479-6100 2100 One Cleveland Center, 1375 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Mark E. Owens 216-696-3311 2600 Erieview Tower, 1301 East 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Marc A. Melamed 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Mark S. Frank 216-621-5661 55 Public Square, Suite 1400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Craig R. Martahus 216-566-5500 3900 Key Center, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
J. Charles Ruiz-Bueno 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Joseph F. Hutchinson Jr. 216-830-6830 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1600 Cleveland, OH 44114
Alan R. Lepene 216-566-5500 3900 Key Center, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
David H. Drucker 216-861-5777 1370 Ontario Street, Suite 330 Cleveland, OH 44113
Michael F. Rozmajzl 216-696-8700 20th Floor, One Cleveland Center, 1375 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
James Eric Rottinghaus 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
James W. Ehrman 216-443-9000 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44115
Herbert J. Kramer 216-360-7200 25200 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 240 Cleveland, OH 44122
Robert J. LaCivita 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Shawn M. Riley 216-348-5400 2100 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, E. Cleveland, OH 44114
Peter B. Rodocker 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Charles J. Palmeri 216-831-7338 Suite 120, Corporate Circle, 30100 Chagrin Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44124
Daniel A. DeMarco 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Robert N. Lurie 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Robert Edelstein 216-514-4981 23825 Commerce Park, Suite A Cleveland, OH 44122
James M. Lawniczak 216-622-8200 1400 McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Carl M. Jenks 216-586-3939 North Point, 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Rocco I. Debitetto 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Terrence J. Steel 216-241-2880 1414 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44113
Jeffrey Baddeley 216-621-0200 3200 National City Center, 1900 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Norman W. Gutmacher 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
David G. Heiman 216-586-3939 North Point, 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
M. Colette Gibbons 216-621-6501 USBank Centre, 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1400 Cleveland, OH 44115
Gilbert E. Blomgren 216-771-6500 75 Public Square, Fourth Floor Cleveland, OH 44113
John F. Kostelnik III 216-515-1660 55 Public Square Building, 19th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113
Stuart L. Larsen 216-696-3311 2600 Erieview Tower, 1301 East 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Jeffrey M. Levinson 216-514-5997 24300 Chagrin Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44122
G. Christopher Meyer 216-479-8500 4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Frank P. Nagorney 216-241-2880 1414 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44113
Robert M. Stefancin 216-621-6501 USBank Centre, 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1400 Cleveland, OH 44115
Mark B. Felber 216-363-3900 1525 Leader Building, 526 Superior Avenue N.E. Cleveland, OH 44114
Cynthia A. Jeffrey 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Lawrence E. Oscar 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Robert C. Folland 216-566-5500 3900 Key Center, 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Michael J. Linden 216-621-0590 400 Park Plaza Building, 1111 Chester Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Edward A. Bailey 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Lynn Rowe Larsen 216-241-5003 The 820 Building, 820 West Superior Avenue, Suite 840 Cleveland, OH 44113
Michael D. Goler 216-696-3366 100 Erieview Plaza, 27th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Dean S. Talaganis 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
Gerald M. Shapiro 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Mark A. Phillips 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Jeffrey C. Toole 216-363-1400 1400 Bank One Center Cleveland, OH 44114
Matthew A. Salerno 216-348-5400 2100 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, E. Cleveland, OH 44114
Stephen D. Hobt 216-771-4949 Standard Building, Suite 450, 1370 Ontario Street Cleveland, OH 44113
Rebecca A. Kucera 216-443-9000 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44115
Nancy A. Valentine 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
C. Scott Kirk 216-227-0715 13317 Madison Cleveland, OH 44107
Leonard A. Cuilli 216-771-6500 75 Public Square, Fourth Floor Cleveland, OH 44113
Kerin Lyn Kaminski 216-621-7860 Fourteenth Floor, The East Ohio Building Cleveland, OH 44114
John E. Redeker 216-781-5470 2020 Huntington Building, 925 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
Hermine G. Eisen 216-589-0600 75 Public Square, Suite 1005 Cleveland, OH 44113
Mary Ann Rabin 216-771-8084 55 Public Square, Suite 2000 Cleveland, OH 44113
Andrew J. Michaels 330-668-1163 840 South Medina Line Road, (Akron-West/Montrose) Wadsworth, OH 44281
Theodore A. Konstantinopoulos 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Fred J. Arnoff 216-241-3737 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Suite 1410 Cleveland, OH 44113
Alan S. Kopit 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
John A. Polinko 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Alan P. DiGirolamo 216-621-5300 1375 East Ninth Street, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44114
Jennifer L. Hensal 330-725-4929 39 Public Square, Suite 201, P.O. Box 220 Medina, OH 44258
Christopher M. Kovach 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
William E. Schonberg 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Kim M. Hammond 216-771-6500 75 Public Square, Fourth Floor Cleveland, OH 44113
Thomas J. Dorchak 440-734-7600 4615 Great Northern Boulevard North Olmsted, OH 44070
Matthew H. Matheney 216-515-1660 55 Public Square Building, 19th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113
Kenneth B. Baker 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Sean D. Malloy 216-348-5400 2100 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, E. Cleveland, OH 44114
Bernard D. Goodman 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Heather Lennox 216-586-3939 North Point, 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
David S. Kreisman 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
John E. Sullivan III 216-241-8111 Superior Building, Suite 2016, 815 Superior Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 44114
Drew T. Parobek 216-479-6100 2100 One Cleveland Center, 1375 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Philip E. Langer 216-443-9000 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44115
Christopher B. Wick 216-621-0150 3300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Oscar E. Albores 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Kriss D. Felty 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
James W. Moennich 440-930-8000 35765 Chester Road Avon, OH 44011
David Altman 216-685-1000 323 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44113
James D. Wilson 216-781-1212 The Tower at Erieview, 1301 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
Karen A. Visocan 216-622-8200 1400 McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Mark I. Wachter 216-464-3030 Suite 250, Corporate Circle, 30100 Chagrin Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44124
Edward G. Bohnert 216-291-3600 Jefferson Centre, 5001 Mayfield Road #301, P.O. Box 24005 Cleveland, OH 44124
Paul R. Rosenberger 216-241-3737 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Suite 1410 Cleveland, OH 44113
Kenneth J. Freeman 216-771-9980 515 Leader Building, 526 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Jeremy Gilman 216-363-4500 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114
Thomas A. Cicarella 216-622-8200 1400 McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
John L. Sterling 216-586-3939 North Point, 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Samantha S. Joseph 216-621-1530 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113
Christopher H. Hurlburt 216-623-0000 1300 East Ninth Street, 14th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Maurice L. Heller 216-621-2300 1370 Ontario Street, Suite 100 Cleveland, OH 44113
Lisa M. Yerrace 216-622-8200 1400 McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
David W. Skall 216-928-2200 3600 Erieview Tower, 1301 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114
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