Attorneys are not known for their charity, most attorneys charge high fees for their legal work, especially for bankruptcy filing. But most Chicago 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 in Chicago 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:
Deidre B. Derrig 847-402-5000 2775 Sanders Road, A3 Northbrook, IL 60062
Cameron Leah Christoph 219-932-6070 5832 Hohman Avenue Hammond, IN 46320
Douglas J. Lipke 312-609-7500 222 North La Salle Street Chicago, IL 60601
David E. Beker 312-346-1300 Suite 2700, 180 North La Salle Street Chicago, IL 60601
Herbert H. Fisher 312-346-9690 200 North Dearborn Chicago, IL 60601
Paul M. Heller 312-236-3644 33 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602
Lawrence A. Kalina 219-769-2323 8396 Mississippi Street Merrillville, IN 46410
Deborah L. Thorne 312-357-1313 One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400 Chicago, IL 60606
Adam D. Decker 219-663-5600 130 North Main Street Crown Point, IN 46307
Brian H. Meldrum 312-222-9350 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
Chad H. Gettleman 312-435-1050 Suite 1050, 53 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604
Reiko E. Suber 312-782-0600 190 South La Salle Street Chicago, IL 60603
Patrick M. Jones 312-456-8400 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60601
Terry John Malik 312-558-5600 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601
Ronald L. Sandack 312-346-8380 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602
Whitman H. Brisky 312-855-4410 Three First National Plaza, Suite 2315 Chicago, IL 60602
Mark L. Prager 312-832-4500 321 North Clark, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60610
David P. Leibowitz 847-249-9100 420 Clayton Avenue Waukegan, IL 60085
Jeremy C. Kleinman 312-715-5000 Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60661
Adam G. Spiegel 312-558-5600 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601
Gregg E. Szilagyi 312-977-4400 3500 Three First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60602
Paul J. Richter 312-236-6700 30 South Wacker Drive., Suite 2300 Chicago, IL 60606
Jina L. Jonen 312-443-0700 Suites 2600-3600 Harris Bank Building, 115 South LaSalle Str Chicago, IL 60603
Paul R. Ryske 847-402-5000 2775 Sanders Road, A3 Northbrook, IL 60062
N. Neville Reid 312-782-0600 190 South La Salle Street Chicago, IL 60603
Samuel H. Levine 312-876-7100 Suite 1200, 120 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606
John Robert Weiss 312-902-5200 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60661
Paul E. Harner 312-782-3939 77 West Wacker Chicago, IL 60601
Richard F. Bruen Jr. 312-346-7500 55 East Monroe Street, 40th Floor Chicago, IL 60603
Steven H. Mevorah 630-529-2400 123 E. Lake Street Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Dan L. Whitten 219-663-0015 209 South Main Street Crown Point, IN 46307
Brian D. Moore 847-564-5000 2700 Sanders Road Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Samuel Z. Goldfarb 312-861-0800 111 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1325 Chicago, IL 60601
Jeff J. Marwil 312-222-9350 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
Eugene E. Murphy Jr. 312-606-3200 180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60601
Tami A. Tolitano 312-787-5533 311 West Superior Street, Suite 525 Chicago, IL 60610
Joel H. Shapiro 312-332-0490 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60602
Melissa Mulrooney 312-782-0600 190 South La Salle Street Chicago, IL 60603
William S. Kirsch 312-861-2000 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601
Monika J. Machen 312-876-8000 Sears Tower, Suite 8000, 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
Donald I. Resnick 312-222-9350 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
Julie A. Demange 219-932-6070 5832 Hohman Avenue Hammond, IN 46320
David H. Sachs 312-828-9600 Suite 3000 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
Michael W. Coffield 312-444-9696 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4800 Chicago, IL 60601
Brian J. Hogan 312-332-6405 Suite 2520, 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
Scott J. Kofkin 630-530-9999 611 S. Addison Road Addison, IL 60101
Dennis E. Quaid 312-346-7500 55 East Monroe Street, 40th Floor Chicago, IL 60603
Aimee Merriman Nolan 847-535-1047 100 Grainger Parkway Lake Forest, IL 60045
James E. Coston 312-427-1930 407 S. Dearborn, Suite 600 Chicago, IL 60605
Robert D. Goldschein 312-782-0600 190 South La Salle Street Chicago, IL 60603
Carter H. Klein 312-222-9350 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
Allyson B. Russo 312-609-7500 222 North La Salle Street Chicago, IL 60601
Nadim Kazi 312-876-8000 Sears Tower, Suite 8000, 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
Christopher B. Lega 847-698-9600 216 West Higgins Road Park Ridge, IL 60068
Pia N. Thompson 312-876-8000 Sears Tower, Suite 8000, 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
Howard J. Powers II 312-243-9961 P.O. Box 87655 Chicago, IL 60680
Mark A. Berkoff 312-368-4000 203 North La Salle Street, Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60601
Tirrell J. Paxton 312-368-4000 203 North La Salle Street, Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60601
David S. Adduce 312-236-6700 30 South Wacker Drive., Suite 2300 Chicago, IL 60606
Michael J. Small 312-832-4500 321 North Clark, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60610
Patrick J. McCann II 312-431-1455 105 West Adams Street, Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60603
David M. Madden 312-360-6000 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60606
Anne Marrs Huber 312-861-2000 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601
Michael A. Jacobson 312-902-5200 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60661
J. Douglas Bacon 312-876-7700 Sears Tower, Suite 5800 Chicago, IL 60606
Rosanne Ciambrone 312-499-6700 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606
Steven B. Towbin 312-541-0151 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60610
Stephanie D. Simon 847-663-1300 5301 West Dempster, Suite 200 Skokie, IL 60077
Ross Kwasteniet 312-861-2000 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601
Kevin C. Driscoll Jr. 312-357-1313 One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400 Chicago, IL 60606
Michael L. Ralph Jr. 847-367-9699 One Hawthorn Place, 175 East Hawthorn Parkway, Suite 345 Vernon Hills, IL 60061
David C. Layden 312-222-9350 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
John F. Brennan 312-750-1000 20 North Clark Street, Suite 510 Chicago, IL 60602
Christopher L. Rexroat 312-977-4400 3500 Three First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60602
Michael L. Molinaro 312-269-8000 Two North La Salle Street, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60602
John M. Heaphy 312-345-2000 120 North La Salle Street, Suite 1150 Chicago, IL 60602
Mary Agrella Fitzpatrick 630-584-3142 4N701 School Road St Charles, IL 60175
Christine S. Marshall 312-337-8392 33 West Delaware Chicago, IL 60610
Tasneem Khokha 312-861-2000 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601
William J. Connelly 312-704-3000 222 North La Salle Street, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60601
Robert W. Glantz 312-541-0151 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60610
Jonathan G. Anderson 847-995-9999 1701 East Woodfield Road, Suite 1050 Schaumburg, IL 60173
Richard S. Lauter 312-263-3600 131 South Dearborn Street, 30th Floor Chicago, IL 60603
Paula K. Jacobi 312-704-9400 30 North La Salle Street, Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60602
Sven Nylen 312-861-2000 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601
Arthur Rummler 708-226-2700 800 Ravinia Place Orland Park, IL 60462
Forrest L. Ingram 312-759-2838 79 West Monroe, Suite 1210 Chicago, IL 60603
Riccardo A. Di Monte 847-698-9600 216 West Higgins Road Park Ridge, IL 60068
Jerry A. Fogelman 815-685-3538 13122 Merganser Cove Plainfield, IL 60585
Catherine L. Steege 312-222-9350 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
Michael Weininger 312-807-3800 Suite 1800, 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
James A. White 312-782-3939 77 West Wacker Chicago, IL 60601
John C. Renzi 815-725-8000 1861 Black Road Joliet, IL 60435
John T. Gregg 312-456-8400 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60601
William J. Raleigh 312-346-7800 200 West Adams Street, Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60606
Bryan I. Schwartz 312-346-8380 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602
Andrew L. Kraemer 219-769-1313 9191 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410
Jerry L. Switzer Jr. 312-222-9350 One IBM Plaza Chicago, IL 60611
Fruman Jacobson 312-876-8000 Sears Tower, Suite 8000, 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
Merle Teitelbaum Cowin 312-368-4000 203 North La Salle Street, Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60601
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