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:
Michael J. Shavel 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Bradford J. Sandler 215-568-7515 Suite 900, Four Penn Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
Julianne E. Hammond 302-425-6400 Chase Manhattan Centre, 1201 Market Street, Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801
Robert W. Mallard 302-652-3641 Suite 1000, 824 Market Street Mall, P.O. Box 1680 Wilmington, DE 19899
Tina L. Campo 215-972-7777 Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street, 38th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Lynn R. Axelroth 215-665-8500 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Timothy A. Gallogly 215-864-9700 1529 Walnut Street, Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19102
James P. Hall 302-655-4200 1200 North Broom Street Wilmington, DE 19806
Pauline P. Clark 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Keith N. Leonard 215-567-1530 Eighteenth Floor, 1515 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19102
Edward I. Swichar 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sarah E. Pugh 610-644-7800 16 General Warren Boulevard, P.O. Box 3001 Malvern, PA 19355
Steven A. Ragland 856-414-9015 2428 Route 38, Suite 209 Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Lawrence G. McMichael 215-575-7000 3200 Mellon Bank Center, 1735 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Julie M. Donoghue 302-498-0760 400 West Ninth Street, Suite 305 Wilmington, DE 19801
Madison L. Cashman 302-984-6000 Hercules Plaza, 1313 N. Market Street, P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, DE 19899
C. Michael Terribile 302-661-7000 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, Suite 1540 Wilmington, DE 19801
Rhonda Payne Thomas 215-567-7500 12th Floor, Two Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103
L. Theodore Hoppe Jr. 610-892-7777 223 North Monroe Street, P.O. Box 23 Media, PA 19063
Gregory G. Gosfield 215-994-4000 4000 Bell Atlantic Tower, 1717 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Jay C. Scheinfield 610-853-0300 8234 West Chester Pike Upper Darby, PA 19082
Deborah C. Sellis 302-655-5552 1220 North Market Street, Suite 608, P.O. Box 25047 Wilmington, DE 19805
Gary D. Bressler 215-568-7515 Suite 900, Four Penn Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
Kristin A. Giakas 302-467-4400 919 Market Street, Suite 600 Wilmington, DE 19801
James R. Malone Jr. 610-642-8500 One Haverford Centre, 361 West Lancaster Avenue Haverford, PA 19041
Mark R. Owens 215-567-7500 12th Floor, Two Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103
Doron A. Henkin 215-656-4200 Centre Square West, Suite 3510, 1500 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19102
Mark G. McCreary 215-299-2000 2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Nancy M. Bonner 215-750-7200 Neshaminy Valley Commons, 2410 Bristol Road Bensalem, PA 19020
Sean M. Beach 302-571-6600 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, 17th Floor, P.O. Wilmington, DE 19899
Joseph M. Weinberg 856-795-1600 109 Haddon Avenue Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Frank S. Anthony 508-795-5659 750 East Swedesford Road, P.O. Box 860 Valley Forge, PA 19482
Brian P. Bishop 856-428-7784 25 Chestnut Street, Suite 102 Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Stephen S. Aichele 215-972-7777 Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street, 38th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Stephen McNally 215-563-4470 29th Floor, 1835 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Curtis A. Hehn 302-652-4100 919 North Market Street, 16th Floor, P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, DE 19899
William E. Chipman Jr. 302-661-7000 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, Suite 1540 Wilmington, DE 19801
Ellen M. McDowell 856-482-5544 46 West Main Street Maple Shade, NJ 08052
Martin S. Weisberg 856-866-1166 921 Pleasant Valley Avenue, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 1258 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Jeffrey M. Schlerf 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
Jonathan J. Bart 215-569-0000 Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Michael B. Goodman 610-239-7250 1910 Swede Road East Norriton, PA 19401
Daniel K. Astin 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
Gregory R. Singleton 856-964-5800 114 North 3rd Street, Suite B Camden, NJ 08102
Nancy M. Bonner 215-299-9900 1818 Market Street, Suite 3540 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Shahan G. Teberian 215-568-6060 260 South Broad Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Paul Mainardi 856-365-5100 129 North Broadway, Suite 302 Camden, NJ 08102
Michael L. Vild 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
James S. Yoder 215-864-7000 1800 One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 19103
Ira B. Silverstein 215-670-0001 1525 Locust Street, Suite 300 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Marvin Krasny 215-977-2000 1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Frank A. Mayer III 215-772-1500 123 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19109
Andrew William Lennox 215-567-7500 12th Floor, Two Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103
Joann C. Moscariello 215-979-1000 One Liberty Place, Suite 4200 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Allan Wendelburg 302-235-0900 722 Yorklyn Road, Suite 300 Hockessin, DE 19707
Henry E. Gallagher Jr. 302-658-9141 The Nemours Building, 1007 North Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Leslie J. Carson Jr. 215-877-6720 6378 Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19151
Rosalie L. Spelman 302-652-4100 919 North Market Street, 16th Floor, P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, DE 19899
John E. Luby 856-875-5757 375 North Main Street, Suite A-5 Williamstown, NJ 08094
Albert A. Ciardi Jr. 215-546-4500 1900 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Daniel P. Mazo 215-736-2521 250 North Pennsylvania Avenue, P.O. Box 217 Morrisville, PA 19067
Daniel B. Butz 302-658-9200 1201 North Market Street, P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899
Glenn E. Grogan 610-918-0096 39 South High Street West Chester, PA 19382
Stephen J. Labroli 215-567-1530 Eighteenth Floor, 1515 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19102
M. Blake Cleary 302-571-6600 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, 17th Floor, P.O. Wilmington, DE 19899
Jeffrey R. Waxman 302-295-2000 Chase Manhattan Centre, 1201 North Market Street, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801
James E. Huggett 302-426-1189 Mellon Bank Center, 919 Market Street,, Suite 1000 Wilmington, DE 19801
Raymond H. Lemisch 215-568-7515 Suite 900, Four Penn Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
John Shniper 610-935-2880 206 Gay Street, Rear, P.O. Box 598 Phoenixville, PA 19460
John A. Wetzel 215-564-5190 1601 Market Street, 34th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
John A. Zurzola 610-644-7800 16 General Warren Boulevard, P.O. Box 3001 Malvern, PA 19355
David R. Lyons 856-802-1488 1288 Route 73, Suite 310, P.O. Box 1269 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
William J. Maffucci 215-751-2000 Suite 3600, 1600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Leslie E. Puida 215-627-1322 The Bourse Building, Suite 500, 111 South Independence Mall Philadelphia, PA 19106
Raymond H. Shockley Jr. 215-563-4470 29th Floor, 1835 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Eric T. Scott 215-981-4000 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Robert C. Keller 610-449-1400 7600 West Chester Pike, 2nd Floor West Upper Darby, PA 19082
Eugene A. Camposano 215-564-5050 1818 Market Street, Suite 3520 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Alan R. Gordon 215-665-1540 One Liberty Place, 32nd Floor, 1650 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Derek J. Baker 215-851-8100 2500 One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 19103
Michael J. Merchant 302-651-7700 One Rodney Square, 920 N. King Street, P.O. Box 551 Wilmington, DE 19899
Jonas Singer 609-267-0070 135 High Street, P.O. Box 100 Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Andrea B. Paul 215-844-4848 140 West Maplewood Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144
Gary E. McCafferty 215-627-1322 The Bourse Building, Suite 500, 111 South Independence Mall Philadelphia, PA 19106
Kathleen P. Makowski 302-421-6800 222 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 1266, 19899-1266, For Courier Wilmington, DE 19899
Janet Z. Charlton 302-571-6600 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, 17th Floor, P.O. Wilmington, DE 19899
Amy D. Brown 302-652-1100 Tenth Floor, 300 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 25046 Wilmington, DE 19899
Aaron A. Garber 302-777-6500 1201 Market Street, Suite 1600, P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899
Robert S. Goldman 302-655-4200 1200 North Broom Street Wilmington, DE 19806
Thomas P. Conaty IV 302-777-1819 One Commerce Center, 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 601 Wilmington, DE 19801
Richard M. Beck 215-568-6060 260 South Broad Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Robert Karl Hill 302-888-0600 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500, P.O. Box 68 Wilmington, DE 19899
Leon R. Barson 215-568-7515 Suite 900, Four Penn Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wendy E. Bookler 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Regina Cohen 215-627-0303 Suite 1000, 510 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
Sherry Ruggiero Fallon 302-658-6901 Suite 1100, 300 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 2092 Wilmington, DE 19899
Rebecca L. Butcher 302-467-4400 919 Market Street, Suite 600 Wilmington, DE 19801
James W. Zerillo 610-277-8988 504 Swede Street, 2nd Floor Norristown, PA 19401
Jami B. Nimeroff 302-428-5500 1201 North Market Street, Suite 1501 Wilmington, DE 19801
Paul C. Dougherty 856-672-0700 115 Black Horse Pike Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
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