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:
Jeffrey M. Burmaster 504-582-3800 3800 Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Bernard H. Berins 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Blair I. Rothstein 504-566-1311 Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 New Orleans, LA 70130
Louis Graham Arceneaux 504-522-8256 Pan-American Life Center, 601 Poydras Street, Suite 1871 New Orleans, LA 70130
Jamie Dodds Cangelosi 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Jerry L. Fontenot 985-893-2560 404 East Gibson Street, P.O. Box 1770 Covington, LA 70434
Susanne M. Cambre 504-838-9090 3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 601 Metairie, LA 70002
John M. Landis 504-581-3200 546 Carondelet Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Eugene R. Preaus 504-523-2111 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1650 New Orleans, LA 70130
Dennis M. LaBorde 504-585-7711 Energy Centre, Suite 2200, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Rader Jackson 504-581-9444 1010 Common Street, Suite 1800 New Orleans, LA 70112
D. Rex English 985-641-1070 202 Village Circle, Suite 2, P.O. Box 220 Slidell, LA 70459
Roy M. D'Aquila 504-469-6699 3329 Florida Avenue Kenner, LA 70065
Wilbur J. Babin Jr. 504-837-1230 3027 Ridgelake Drive Metairie, LA 70002
Clay J. LeGros 504-837-9040 212 Veterans Boulevard Metairie, LA 70005
Frank A. Milanese 504-588-1400 650 Poydras, Suite 2617 New Orleans, LA 70130
Richard L. Traina 504-529-3600 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4400 New Orleans, LA 70170
David Michael Gold 985-809-2000 506 East Rutland Street Covington, LA 70433
Wayne A. Maiorana Jr. 504-837-9040 212 Veterans Boulevard Metairie, LA 70005
Douglas S. Draper 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Edward F. Bukaty III 504-831-9749 Suite 1810, One Galleria Boulevard Metairie, LA 70001
Mayra Leyva Scheuermann 504-523-2111 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1650 New Orleans, LA 70130
Steven W. Copley 504-582-1111 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4000 New Orleans, LA 70170
Robin B. Cheatham 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
Gerald D. Wasserman 504-846-5700 950 Turquoise Street New Orleans, LA 70124
Nichalos K. Vlahos 504-585-3200 3200 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Thomas J. Lutkewitte 504-561-1006 Suite 1400, 1515 Poydras Building, 1515 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70112
Cherish D. van Mullem 504-582-1500 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3500 New Orleans, LA 70170
Tristan E. Manthey 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Deanna Jo Hamilton 985-649-3203 Bank of Louisiana Building, 636 Gause Boulevard, Suite 303 Slidell, LA 70458
Richard A. Aguilar 504-586-1200 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Charles A. Nunmaker 504-299-3570 400 Poydras Street, Suite 2500 New Orleans, LA 70130
Gordon P. Serou Jr. 504-598-2715 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2715 New Orleans, LA 70130
Alan H. Katz 504-576-4214 639 Loyola Avenue, P.O. Box 61000 New Orleans, LA 70161
Sidney A. Cotlar 504-581-4892 820 O'Keefe Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113
Joann Johnson 504-680-6050 400 Poydras, Suite 1440 New Orleans, LA 70130
David S. Willenzik 504-586-1200 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Elwood F. Cahill Jr. 504-299-2100 909 Poydras Street, Twenty-Eighth Floor New Orleans, LA 70112
Michael D. Allday 504-891-3009 1010 Common Street, Suite 3000 New Orleans, LA 70112
James Lamz 985-649-3203 Bank of Louisiana Building, 636 Gause Boulevard, Suite 303 Slidell, LA 70458
Christy R. Bergeron 504-581-3300 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3300 New Orleans, LA 70170
William Hardy Patrick III 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Albert J. Derbes IV 504-837-1230 3027 Ridgelake Drive Metairie, LA 70002
Greta M. Brouphy 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Brent B. Barriere 504-566-1311 Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 New Orleans, LA 70130
Stephen L. Williamson 504-599-8440 Suite 1250 · Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Nick B. Roberts Jr. 504-585-3200 3200 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Ralph S. Hubbard III 504-568-1990 Pan-American Life Center, 27th Floor, 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Elizabeth Jones Futrell 504-582-8000 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Kenneth F. Tamplain Jr. 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
Leslie A. Collins 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Andrew A. Braun 504-561-0400 Suite 4800, One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70139
Paul J. Goodwine 504-585-7800 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1800 New Orleans, LA 70163
Stewart F. Peck 504-568-1990 Pan-American Life Center, 27th Floor, 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Laura F. Thompson 504-525-7200 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3100 New Orleans, LA 70170
Etienne C. Lapeyre 504-524-5152 400 Magazine Street, Suite 304 New Orleans, LA 70130
Donna Phillips Currault 504-582-1111 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4000 New Orleans, LA 70170
Merle F. Shoughrue 504-585-7000 2300 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Steven A. Jacobson 504-569-2030 30th Floor - Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Corinne Giacobbe Hufft 504-582-8302 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Cris R. Jackson 504-581-9444 1010 Common Street, Suite 1800 New Orleans, LA 70112
Kenneth J. Berke 504-832-3700 Three Lakeway Center, 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 2900 Metairie, LA 70002
Christopher T. Caplinger 504-568-1990 Pan-American Life Center, 27th Floor, 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Michael H. Pinkerton 504-599-8000 3600 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Mark S. Goldstein 504-581-2450 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 3600 New Orleans, LA 70139
Barry H. Grodsky 504-525-7200 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3100 New Orleans, LA 70170
Edward M. Heller 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
William P. Wessler 504-585-3200 3200 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Linda A. Faucheux 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Robert J. Burvant 504-582-3800 3800 Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Sessions Ault Hootsell III 504-566-1311 Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 New Orleans, LA 70130
Seth A. Levine 504-558-5100 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2400 New Orleans, LA 70130
Fred Clegg Strong 504-522-5801 One Shell Square, Suite 330, 701 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70139
Matt J. Farley 504-299-3570 400 Poydras Street, Suite 2500 New Orleans, LA 70130
Rudy J. Cerone 504-586-1200 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130
William T. Finn 504-585-3800 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2700 New Orleans, LA 70163
Christine C. St. John 504-524-2944 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2210 New Orleans, LA 70130
Robert L. Redfearn Jr. 504-569-2030 30th Floor - Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
R. Lewis McHenry 504-582-8000 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Daniel A. Smith 504-581-6700 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2345 New Orleans, LA 70130
William G. Cherbonnier Jr. 504-488-8802 4330 Dumaine Street New Orleans, LA 70119
Yvonne Chalker 504-529-3600 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4400 New Orleans, LA 70170
Robert S. Eitel 504-599-5905 Suite 2517, Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
C. Richard Gerage 504-846-5700 950 Turquoise Street New Orleans, LA 70124
Albert J. Derbes III 504-837-1230 3027 Ridgelake Drive Metairie, LA 70002
Michael N. Mire 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
David S. Moyer 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
Katherine Miller Determan 504-566-1311 Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 New Orleans, LA 70130
Marx David Sterbcow 504-723-2184 625 Baronne Street New Orleans, LA 70113
Brandon A. Brown 504-582-1111 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4000 New Orleans, LA 70170
Leo D. Congeni 504-586-1200 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Julia Haynes Terry 504-586-1200 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Marguerite K. Kingsmill 504-581-3300 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3300 New Orleans, LA 70170
F. Sherman Boughton Jr. 504-586-1200 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Joseph E. Friend 504-584-5454 LL&E Tower, Suite 1500, 909 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70112
Ronald J. White 504-523-0400 One Shell Square, Suite 400, 701 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70139
John M. Dubreuil 504-581-3300 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3300 New Orleans, LA 70170
L. Tiffany Hawkins Davis 504-525-2200 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3702 New Orleans, LA 70170
Leann Opotowsky Moses 504-585-3800 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2700 New Orleans, LA 70163
Gerard O. Salassi IV 504-837-9040 212 Veterans Boulevard Metairie, LA 70005
Kevin K. Gipson 504-368-4101 3920 General DeGaulle Drive New Orleans, LA 70114
Omer F. Kuebel III 504-558-5100 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2400 New Orleans, LA 70130
David J. Messina 504-582-1111 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4000 New Orleans, LA 70170
Lisa D. Merz 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
Douglas C. Driggers 504-830-3450 Three Lakeway Center, 3838 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 3 Metairie, LA 70002
Betty F. Mullin 504-569-2030 30th Floor - Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Jennifer M. Stierman 504-568-1990 Pan-American Life Center, 27th Floor, 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Joy Lyu Monahan 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Bruce A. Miller 504-837-5242 2955 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 207 Metairie, LA 70002
Warren Horn 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
John M. Duck 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
R. Patrick Vance 504-582-8000 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Maurice E. Clark Jr. 504-488-4486 3929 Tulane Avenue New Orleans, LA 70119
Daniel G. Rauh 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
Robert A. Mathis 504-837-9040 212 Veterans Boulevard Metairie, LA 70005
Howard R. Fussell 985-892-4801 Northlake Corporate Park, Suite 103, 1001 Service Road East, Covington, LA 70434
Bruce Arne Cranner 504-599-8000 3600 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Nathan P. Horner Jr. 504-568-1990 Pan-American Life Center, 27th Floor, 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Edward Hank Arnold III 504-558-5100 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2400 New Orleans, LA 70130
Clayton T. Hufft 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Deirdre Carey Brown 504-837-1230 3027 Ridgelake Drive Metairie, LA 70002
Edward C. Gleason 504-523-2111 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1650 New Orleans, LA 70130
J. David Forsyth 504-582-1500 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3500 New Orleans, LA 70170
Michael Q. Walshe Jr. 504-581-3200 546 Carondelet Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Peter S. Title 504-582-1500 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3500 New Orleans, LA 70170
Kenneth L. Roche III 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Leopold Z. Sher 504-299-2100 909 Poydras Street, Twenty-Eighth Floor New Orleans, LA 70112
Paul W. Odenwald 504-488-4486 3929 Tulane Avenue New Orleans, LA 70119
Charlotte A. Hayes 504-525-5500 616 Girod Street, Suite 200 New Orleans, LA 70130
Mark C. Landry 504-837-9040 212 Veterans Boulevard Metairie, LA 70005
J. Marshall Miller 504-581-6062 Pan American Life Center, 601 Poydras Street, Suite 1855 New Orleans, LA 70130
Nan Roberts Eitel 504-582-8000 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Frank Pola Jr. 787-250-6666 Suite A-4 PMB #319, 3216 West Esplanade Metairie, LA 70002
Matthew T. Brown 504-582-8000 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Harry R. Holladay 504-585-7000 2300 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Leonard M. Berins 504-846-5700 950 Turquoise Street New Orleans, LA 70124
Neal J. Kling 504-299-2100 909 Poydras Street, Twenty-Eighth Floor New Orleans, LA 70112
Charles E. McHale Jr. 504-524-0748 Pan American Life Center, Suite 2345, 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Mary Campbell Hubbard 504-523-2600 201 St. Charles Avenue, 36th Floor New Orleans, LA 70170
Jan Marie Hayden 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Stephen I. Dwyer 504-838-9090 3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 601 Metairie, LA 70002
Marc D. Winsberg 504-680-6050 400 Poydras, Suite 1440 New Orleans, LA 70130
Joseph N. Mole 504-599-8000 3600 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
James C. Young 504-585-7000 2300 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Albert Mintz 504-585-3200 3200 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
Eric J. Derbes 504-837-1230 3027 Ridgelake Drive Metairie, LA 70002
Adam Zuckerman 504-558-5100 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2400 New Orleans, LA 70130
Ann Allen Arceneaux 504-522-8256 Pan-American Life Center, 601 Poydras Street, Suite 1871 New Orleans, LA 70130
Alicia M. Bendana 504-581-2450 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 3600 New Orleans, LA 70139
Edward J. Mozier Jr. 504-524-0748 Pan American Life Center, Suite 2345, 601 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
B. Franklin Martin III 504-586-1200 643 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130
George D. Fagan 504-585-7500 1700 Energy Centre, 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163
B. Wesley Pitts 504-362-2466 Oakwood Corporate Center, 401 Whitney Avenue, Suite 500, P.O Gretna, LA 70056
Melissa M. Savoie 504-593-9899 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1220 New Orleans, LA 70130
D. Bruce Cameron 985-847-1054 1290 Seventh Street, Suite 1 Slidell, LA 70458
Samuel A. Giberga 504-586-5252 Bank One Center, 46th Floor, 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Frances M. Strayham 985-626-8854 1800 West Causeway Approach, Suite 120 Mandeville, LA 70471
Deborah Weisler Fallis 504-568-1888 Suite 2500, Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130
T. Semmes Favrot 504-581-3234 One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, LA 70139
Thomas H. Kingsmill III 504-523-2600 201 St. Charles Avenue, 36th Floor New Orleans, LA 70170
Claude C. Lightfoot Jr. 504-838-8571 Executive Tower - Suite 450, 3500 North Causeway Boulevard Metairie, LA 70002
Louis M. Phillips 504-582-1111 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4000 New Orleans, LA 70170
Carl D. Rosenblum 504-582-8000 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70170
Edward Hébert II 504-585-7359 1100 Poydras Street, 2900 Energy Centre New Orleans, LA 70163
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