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:
Alan Pedlar 310-228-5600 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Kimberly J. Gallagher 949-679-1111 5420 Trabuco Road, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92620
Richard W. Brunette Jr. 213-620-1780 Forty-Eighth Floor, 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Scott H. Jacobs 213-891-0700 601 South Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Mike D. Neue 949-760-0991 Suite 400, 840 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660
Mette H. Kurth 310-407-4000 Fox Plaza, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Thomas P. Brennan 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Claudia C. Bohorquez 818-973-2793 Central Park Building at Toluca Lake, 3500 West Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91505
Robert E. Lewis 213-388-3385 Suite 2000 Equitable Plaza Building, 3435 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90010
Ronald K. Gorsich 213-620-7700 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Les Bradford Hairrell 310-815-0400 1801 Avenue of the Stars, 6th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Shai N. Halbe 310-553-3610 1900 Avenue of the Stars (Century City), 21st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tom Roddy Normandin 714-547-2444 2122 North Broadway, Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92706
Marjon E. Ghasemi 213-680-8400 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Celeste S. Castro 714-796-1500 1905 E. 17th Street, Suite 203 Santa Ana, CA 92705
Uzzi O. Raanan 310-277-0077 2029 Century Park East, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
David W. Meadows 310-550-6210 211 South Beverly Drive, Suite 104 Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Marina Fineman 310-228-5600 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Matthew W. Kavanaugh 213-891-0700 601 South Figueroa Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Gary W. Nugent 213-489-3939 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4600 Los Angeles, CA 90013
David R. Haberbush 562-435-3456 444 West Ocean, Suite 1400 Long Beach, CA 90802
Leo G. O'Biecunas Jr. 818-988-0180 14123 Victory Boulevard Van Nuys, CA 91401
Joshua I. Krom 818-591-2121 23975 Park Sorrento, Suite 200 Calabasas, CA 91302
Michael I. Solidum 626-302-1212 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770
Christopher G. Morrow 949-852-8200 17th Floor, 3 Park Plaza Irvine, CA 92614
Alexander B. Perez 714-961-1966 433 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701
Marc A. Beilinson 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Michael J. Friedman 213-622-5124 444 South Flower Street, Nineteenth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
Lisa A. Roquemore 949-553-5000 Newport Gateway, Tower 2, 19900 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 8 Irvine, CA 92612
Peter C. Bronstein 310-203-2249 1925 Century Park East, Suite 500 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Guy Maisnik 310-203-8080 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Seventh Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Nadia St. George Burgard 213-430-6000 400 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Philip N. Feder 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Kathryn B. Salmond 949-261-9700 2 Park Plaza, Suite 980 Irvine, CA 92614
Gregory Sager 213-485-1234 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Martin J. Brill 310-229-1234 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Laura J. Meltzer 310-473-6400 Suite 1100, 11835 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064
Michael L. Owen 213-683-6000 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Lori Sarner Smith 714-641-5100 611 Anton Boulevard, Fourteenth Floor, P.O. Box 1950 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Dean A. Ziehl 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
David B. Golubchik 310-229-1234 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Margaret S. Giles 310-228-5600 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
David B. Bloom 323-938-5248 3325 Wilshire Boulevard, Ninth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90010
Robert A. Hessling 310-277-0077 2029 Century Park East, Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Kevin J. Lamb 213-630-5500 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4200 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Stirling J. Hopson 714-449-7705 1235 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110 Fullerton, CA 92832
Phillip Ashman 949-223-9601 19900 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 1150 Irvine, CA 92612
Mark C. Hargan 949-851-1229 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Marc J. Winthrop 949-720-4100 660 Newport Center Drive, Fourth Floor Newport Beach, CA 92660
Alan M. Mirman 818-591-2121 23975 Park Sorrento, Suite 200 Calabasas, CA 91302
Kan K. Ta 949-261-5229 1201 Dove Street, Suite 600 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Richard H. Golubow 949-720-4100 660 Newport Center Drive, Fourth Floor Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ronald J. Thommarson 949-474-4505 19732 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92612
Michael G. Martin 949-833-1410 4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550 Irvine, CA 92612
Lesley Anne Hawes 323-852-1000 6500 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90048
Paul T. Greco 949-250-9500 20301 S.W. Acacia Street, Suite 200 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Kenneth N. Klee 310-407-4000 Fox Plaza, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Ashleigh A. Danker 310-788-1000 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Debra A. Dodds 949-645-7300 881 Dover Drive, Suite 285 Newport Beach, CA 92663
Paul R. Shankman 310-316-0500 21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 1150 Torrance, CA 90503
Thomas Henry Coleman 310-553-4441 16th Floor, 1801 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
Laurence D. Merritt 818-710-3823 5850 Canoga Avenue, Suite 400 Woodland Hills, CA 91367
William J. Boon 310-391-6800 3415 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 660 Los Angeles, CA 90034
Christopher L. Blank 949-250-4600 4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 550 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Michael Gerard Fletcher 323-852-1000 6500 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90048
Countess Pease Jeffries 949-722-0055 485 East 17th Street, Suite 390 Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Gary Owen Caris 323-852-1000 6500 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90048
Bradley J. Pizer 310-843-9729 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2910 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Karl J. Lott 213-630-5500 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4200 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Alan S. Wolf 949-720-9200 949 South Coast Drive, Suite 535 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Simon Aron 310-478-4100 11400 West Olympic Boulevard, Ninth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90064
Lorraine L. Loder 213-623-8774 601 West Fifth Street, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Edward M. Wolkowitz 310-277-7400 Suite 1500, 1888 Century Park East (Century City) Los Angeles, CA 90067
Robert E. Opera 949-720-4100 660 Newport Center Drive, Fourth Floor Newport Beach, CA 92660
Peter T. Steinberg 310-451-9714 501 Colorado Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90401
David Edward Hays 949-752-7100 Suite 700, 2600 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612
Charles W. Funaro II 626-578-0440 200 E. Del Mar Boulevard, Suite 350 Pasadena, CA 91105
James T. Lee 626-967-4302 920 Village Oaks Drive Covina, CA 91724
Kristine S. Karila 949-497-7530 32009 Pacific Coast Highway, Lower Level Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Darlene C. Vigil 949-348-8300 Suite 200, 26522 La Alameda Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Joseph M. Tosti 949-450-1200 15615 Alton Parkway, Suite 175 Irvine, CA 92618
Jeffrey D. Diener 213-485-1234 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071
David M. Stern 310-407-4000 Fox Plaza, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Michael F. Worthington 818-907-1696 15760 Ventura Boulevard, 7th Floor Encino, CA 91436
Michael C. Doland 310-478-1000 12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 730 Los Angeles, CA 90025
John D. Berchild Jr. 213-620-1780 Forty-Eighth Floor, 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Linda F. Cantor 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Todd A. Frealy 310-277-7400 Suite 1500, 1888 Century Park East (Century City) Los Angeles, CA 90067
Charles M. Green 213-387-4508 3699 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90010
Kayo Manson-Tompkins 714-972-1144 1851 East First Street, Suite 1100 Santa Ana, CA 92705
Alexandra S. Kelly 213-680-8400 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Victoria S. Kaufman 310-203-8080 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Seventh Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Duane Kumagai 310-286-1700 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2700 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Iain A.W. Nasatir 310-277-6910 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Don Fisher 949-851-9400 East Tower - Suite 1300, 2603 Main Street, P.O. Box 19712 Irvine, CA 92614
Randall P. Mroczynski 714-431-1100 535 Anton Boulevard, 10th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Lidell Page 213-896-3100 Suite 1725, 601 S. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Jeffrey S. Benice 714-641-3600 650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1300 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
George M. Treister 310-228-5600 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067
Richard E. Wirick 310-473-6400 Suite 1100, 11835 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064
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