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:
Mitchell E. Rishe 310-458-5959 1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 400 Santa Monica, CA 90401
Claudia M. Morehead 213-892-9200 865 South Figueroa Street, 29th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Paul M. Brent 310-451-9714 501 Colorado Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90401
Suzanne Y. Badawi 213-892-4992 777 South Figueroa, Suite 3600 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Marc A. Lieberman 310-284-7350 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2200 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Kenneth Miller 310-551-3100 1925 Century Park East, Sixteenth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Loretta Cipolla 213-622-5124 444 South Flower Street, Nineteenth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
John A. Graham 310-203-8080 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Seventh Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Gregg D. Josephson 213-485-1234 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Peter J. Mastan 213-452-4900 550 South Hope Street, Suite 825 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Jeffrey S. Gubernick 310-337-4866 6701 Center Drive West, Suite 925 Los Angeles, CA 90045
Charles D. Axelrod 310-228-5600 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Jeffrey M. Kayes 213-892-5200 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 3500 Los Angeles, CA 90013
Jennifer M. Schildbach 714-550-0418 400 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 120 Santa Ana, CA 92705
Ruth E. Fisher 213-683-9100 355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
John Davies 562-862-7171 8607 Imperial Highway, Suite 203 Downey, CA 90242
Jeffrey R. Nielsen 714-371-2500 12th Floor, Center Tower, 650 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Michael D. Compean 213-629-9500 445 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Craig L. Griffin 949-622-2600 2600 Michelson Drive, Suite 1450 Irvine, CA 92612
Thomas Jonas Eastmond 949-223-9601 19900 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 1150 Irvine, CA 92612
Todd M. Arnold 310-229-1234 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Arnold E. Ogren 310-556-3023 9911 West Pico Boulevard, Suite 1545 Los Angeles, CA 90035
Steven T. Gubner 818-995-0215 16830 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 310 Encino, CA 91436
Gary W. Park 213-236-0600 611 West Sixth Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Jeffrey B. Gardner 949-851-9111 Suite 700, 4400 MacArthur Boulevard Newport Beach, CA 92660
Penelope Parmes 714-641-5100 611 Anton Boulevard, Fourteenth Floor, P.O. Box 1950 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Marina Manoukian 818-247-4303 100 West Broadway, Suite 1250, P.O. Box 10220 Glendale, CA 91210
Paul J. Lipman 949-975-1000 One Corporate Park Drive, Second Floor Irvine, CA 92606
John Mark Jennings 949-340-3400 26632 Town Centre Drive, Suite 300 Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Bruce E. Altschuld 310-553-4824 315 S. Beverly Drive, Penthouse Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Allan H. Ickowitz 213-612-7800 445 South Figueroa Street, Thirty-First Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Ivan L. Kallick 310-312-4000 Trident Center, East Tower, 11355 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064
Michael A. Santoro 310-788-1000 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Thomas A. Greco 949-474-6900 16485 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 250 Irvine, CA 92618
Dustin P. Branch 310-788-4400 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Craig G. Margulies 310-500-3500 1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90024
Alan A. Greenberg 714-241-0420 535 Anton Boulevard, Suite 800 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Jennifer Bridget Hildebrandt 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Evan C. Borges 949-760-0991 Suite 400, 840 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660
Stuart M. Price 818-995-4540 15760 Ventura Boulevard, Eleventh Floor Encino, CA 91436
Ronald L. Leibow 310-788-1000 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Margaret C. Brewer 310-391-6800 3415 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 660 Los Angeles, CA 90034
Steven R. Skirvin 818-883-4400 21271 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 100 Woodland Hills, CA 91367
David S. Krantz 323-939-3400 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 535 Los Angeles, CA 90036
Peter C. Bronson 310-277-5333 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1450 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Kelly Warren 626-859-1030 458 West Badillo Street Covina, CA 91723
Katherine Ellen Bell 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Harlene Miller 714-541-6072 1551 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 850 Santa Ana, CA 92705
Edward H. Cummings 949-474-0970 1601 Dove Street, Suite 150 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Linda Diane Sartin 626-578-7400 55 South Lake Avenue, Suite 650 Pasadena, CA 91101
Henry Glowa 323-525-2700 8075 West 3rd Street, Suite 404 Los Angeles, CA 90048
Nicholas A. Merkin 213-694-1200 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, CA 90017
M. Kimberly Stagg 310-768-1108 990 West 190th Street, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 2814 Torrance, CA 90502
David A. Fidler 310-407-4000 Fox Plaza, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Yale K. Kim 213-229-9500 350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Najila K. Brent 310-214-1477 City National Bank Building, 3424 Carson Street, Suite 500 Torrance, CA 90503
Patrick C. Stacker 562-436-7963 One World Trade Center, Suite 1600 Long Beach, CA 90831
Timm A. Miller 213-312-9200 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1950 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Hamid R. Rafatjoo 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
David T. Ward 562-694-3821 440 East La Habra Boulevard La Habra, CA 90631
A. Kenneth Hennesay Jr. 949-553-1313 1900 Main Street, 5th Floor Irvine, CA 92614
William M. Burd 714-708-3900 200 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Suite 400 Santa Ana, CA 92701
Hal L. Coskey 310-277-7001 1880 Century Park East, Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Rosemary Nixon 714-773-1938 Suite 240, 1235 North Harbor Boulevard Fullerton, CA 92832
Malhar S. Pagay 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Susan I. Montgomery 213-452-4900 550 South Hope Street, Suite 825 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Jan Quaglia 818-846-2748 224 East Olive Avenue, Suite 219 Burbank, CA 91502
Russell W. Roten 213-229-2900 333 South Hope Street, Twenty Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
George A. Juarez 310-542-0111 3424 Carson Street, Suite 350 Torrance, CA 90503
Ira Benjamin Katz 310-282-8580 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1900 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Mary B. Ruhl 213-485-1234 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071
James O. Johnston 213-694-1200 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Thomas Martin 562-426-6444 301 E. Bixby Road Long Beach, CA 90807
Dale Parham 714-692-6598 22605 La Palma, Suite 510 Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Stephen T. Hicklin 818-225-3000 4500 Park Granada Calabasas, CA 91302
Michael B. Lubic 213-623-9300 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Prentice L. O'Leary 213-620-1780 Forty-Eighth Floor, 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Lei Lei Wang Ekvall 714-966-1000 Center Tower, 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 950 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Rebecca Edlyn Jonah 310-229-1000 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Uzzell S. Branson III 626-683-8925 70 South Lake Avenue, Suite 660 Pasadena, CA 91101
Louis E. Kempinsky 310-552-3100 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1225 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Roman Ferd 626-336-1211 208 North First Street, Suite 510 La Puente, CA 91744
James J. Joseph 310-277-0077 2029 Century Park East, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Robert P. Goe 949-467-3780 3 Civic Plaza, Suite 267 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Michael J. Sarrao 949-340-3400 26632 Town Centre Drive, Suite 300 Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Richard A. Marshack 949-340-3400 26632 Town Centre Drive, Suite 300 Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Kathy A. Jorrie 213-892-4992 777 South Figueroa, Suite 3600 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Jean Morris 310-553-3610 1900 Avenue of the Stars (Century City), 21st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Guy B. Nutter 310-451-9714 501 Colorado Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90401
James M. Rishwain Jr. 310-203-1100 The MGM Tower, 10250 Constellation Boulevard, 21st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Daniel B. Spitzer 818-990-9700 16311 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200 Encino, CA 91436
Peter M. Lively 310-899-0630 1410 Second Street, Suite 302 Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mark T. Young 818-461-3400 15910 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1650 Encino, CA 91436
Christian Robert Greene 213-891-0700 601 South Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
John D. Ott 714-966-1000 Center Tower, 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 950 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Richard Jay Goldstein 213-891-0700 601 South Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Drew D. Panahi 213-680-8400 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Keith D. Klein 310-820-8800 12100 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025
Richard J. Reynolds 949-474-6900 16485 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 250 Irvine, CA 92618
Jeffrey Lee Costell 310-458-5959 1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 400 Santa Monica, CA 90401
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