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Unbiased Guide to Finding Inexpensive Bankruptcy Lawyers

September 29th, 2009

Are you feeling the results of the current economic crisis? There is hope! Finding cheap bankruptcy is easier than you think. There are many free bankruptcy lawyer directory that you can search to get the best legal professional that is within your pocket’s reach. Here are the top 3 resources that are free to use.

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) located in nacba.org

This is a national organization devoted to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and preserving the legal rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy.

1. When you go to the home page of NACBA, click the “Find attorneys near you!” banner located at the right sidebar.
2. After the search page loads, key in your hometown or city and state in the search box.
3. You must choose one item under the “Location (within)” label, for example 50 miles.
4. Click the “Search” button. It should give you a location map with markers and a list of lawyers and law firms that are within the coverage area that you selected.
5. If the list is too big, you can trim the results by selecting a smaller coverage area under the “Location (within)” label, for example 5 miles.

LexisNexis’ Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Network located in attorneys.com

This is a version of Martindale-Hubbell’s comprehensive lawyer directory from LexisNexis.

1. Under Step 1, type in your zip code.
2. You must click the [+] sign for Bankruptcy under the “All Areas of Law”. It should expand, now select “Consumer Bankruptcy” and click the “Search” button.
3. You should have your result of consumer bankruptcy attorneys.
4. If the results are too little, then you can use the zip codes of adjacent cities close to you.

Use Google Maps located in maps.google.com

1. Key in the search phrase “low-budget bankruptcy attorneys” in the search field. Add your city, state, and zip code to make the results more accurate.
2. Click the “Search Maps” button or press “Enter”.
3. Google will then give you a result of law firms that corresponds to your search query.
4. You will see a map with markers on it. Click any of the marker and you will see the actual web site address, phone number, and local address . You can also perform the above technique using Yahoo! Local located in local.yahoo.com

There is a Smarter Method of Getting This Done

Let’s assume for a minute you were able to find 10-20 candidates using the above resources. You then call each one on your list. Assuming you can discuss your financial crisis to one lawyer in 30 mins, it will take you 300 minutes or 5 hours for 10 attorneys and ten hours if you have 20 on your list! Try to imagine yourself speaking for ten straight hours.

Don’t you think it’s too tiresome to do it that way? What if I tell you there is a quickier method? The TRUE SECRET in finding cheap bankruptcy attorneys is to use lawyer networks. In which you complete a single internet form and your case is submitted to each member on the network. Members who are interested to take your case will respond to you or even call you. You will be in a good position to negotiate the legal fees before you actually employ the lawyer.

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