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:
Jarrett M. Behar 215-977-2000 1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Claudia E. Genuardi 215-368-3121 210 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 227 Lansdale, PA 19446
Jennifer Walters Brown 215-239-6000 925 Harvest Drive, Suite 220 Blue Bell, PA 19422
Milton Becket 610-644-7800 16 General Warren Boulevard, P.O. Box 3001 Malvern, PA 19355
Paul Brinton Maschmeyer 215-546-4500 1900 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Richard G. Placey 215-772-1500 123 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19109
Peter C. Hughes 215-575-7000 3200 Mellon Bank Center, 1735 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Frank Federman 215-563-7000 Suite 1400, One Penn Center, 1617 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103
Richard Penn Smith Hannum 215-564-5190 1601 Market Street, 34th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Matthew A. Hamermesh 856-616-2100 20 Brace Road, Suite 201 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Samuel D. Brickley II 302-658-9141 The Nemours Building, 1007 North Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Karen Lee Turner 215-851-8400 1515 Market Street, Ninth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Steven K. Kortanek 302-426-1189 Mellon Bank Center, 919 Market Street,, Suite 1000 Wilmington, DE 19801
Anthony M. Saccullo 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
Stephen M. Harrington 215-736-2521 250 North Pennsylvania Avenue, P.O. Box 217 Morrisville, PA 19067
Jeffrey R. Owens 215-568-1800 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1200 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Daniel B. Rath 302-467-4400 919 Market Street, Suite 600 Wilmington, DE 19801
Lawrence J. Avallone 215-735-5525 225 South 15th Street, Eleventh Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Nicholas J. LePore III 215-751-2000 Suite 3600, 1600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Joseph Grey 302-654-5180 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801
Jay E. Kivitz 215-549-2525 7901 Ogontz Avenue, P.O. Box 27368 Philadelphia, PA 19118
Ann B. Laupheimer 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Ashley B. Stitzer 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
Larry S. Byck 856-767-0800 540 North Route 73 West Berlin, NJ 08091
John S. Spadaro 302-654-4600 824 Market Street, Suite 700, P.O. Box 8989 Wilmington, DE 19899
William R. Firth III 302-777-6500 1201 Market Street, Suite 1600, P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899
Jeffrey Kurtzman 215-568-6060 260 South Broad Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Susan E. Kaufman 302-658-1800 800 King Street, Suite 303, P.O. Box 1674 Wilmington, DE 19899
Laura Beth Taylor 302-651-0113 Suite 302, 800 King Street, P.O. Box 234 Wilmington, DE 19899
Elliot H. Berton 610-889-0700 1273 Lancaster Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312
Michael Schaedle 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Noriss E. Cosgrove 302-658-6901 Suite 1100, 300 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 2092 Wilmington, DE 19899
Joanne Pileggi Pinckney 302-573-3500 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801
Bradly E. Allen 215-725-4242 7711 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152
H. Christopher Crocker 610-323-5700 1296 East High Street Pottstown, PA 19464
Mark A. Haas 610-680-2301 550 Township Line Road, Suite 400 Blue Bell, PA 19422
A. Richard Winchester 302-984-6300 Mellon Bank Center, 919 Market Street, Suite 1800 Wilmington, DE 19899
Donna L. Schoenbeck 302-999-9316 1211 Milltown Road, Suite A Wilmington, DE 19808
Laurie Selber Silverstein 302-984-6000 Hercules Plaza, 1313 N. Market Street, P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, DE 19899
Eric D. Freed 215-665-2000 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
William G. Frey 215-977-2000 1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Christopher J. Redd 215-979-1000 One Liberty Place, Suite 4200 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Aileen F. Maguire 302-426-1900 800 N. King Street, Suite 300 Wilmington, DE 19801
Ronald L. Glick 856-354-9200 1415 Route 70 East, Suite 506 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
William J. Burnett 302-425-6400 Chase Manhattan Centre, 1201 Market Street, Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801
Robert A. Badman Jr. 215-736-2521 250 North Pennsylvania Avenue, P.O. Box 217 Morrisville, PA 19067
Dan Rosin 215-629-1500 Third Floor 210 West Washington Square Philadelphia, PA 19106
James E. O'Neill III 302-652-4100 919 North Market Street, 16th Floor, P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, DE 19899
Steven R. Neuner 856-596-2828 750 Route 73 South, Suite 210 Marlton, NJ 08053
Donald M. Harrison 215-568-6060 260 South Broad Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Katharine L. Mayer 302-984-6300 Mellon Bank Center, 919 Market Street, Suite 1800 Wilmington, DE 19899
Robert J. Murtaugh 215-563-4470 29th Floor, 1835 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
D. Sam Anderson 215-575-7000 3200 Mellon Bank Center, 1735 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Donald J. Stein 856-489-5677 2090 East Route 70 Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Alison Douglas Knox 215-735-1152 2025 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103
Ian D. Lindley 215-665-8700 Eleven Penn Center, 14th Floor, 1835 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Michael T. McKeever 215-627-1322 The Bourse Building, Suite 500, 111 South Independence Mall Philadelphia, PA 19106
Joseph M. Rasa 609-914-0709 215 High Street Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Michael A. Bowman 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
S. Daniel Hutchison 856-251-1235 135 North Broad Street Woodbury, NJ 08096
Lawrence J. Kotler 215-979-1000 One Liberty Place, Suite 4200 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Adam Hiller 302-777-6500 1201 Market Street, Suite 1600, P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899
Thomas D. Walsh 302-984-6300 Mellon Bank Center, 919 Market Street, Suite 1800 Wilmington, DE 19899
Natalie D. Ramsey 215-772-1500 123 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19109
Barbara Kiely 215-851-8100 2500 One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 19103
Ronald L. Daugherty 215-665-1540 One Liberty Place, 32nd Floor, 1650 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Kean K. McDonald 215-299-2000 2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Richard W. Riley 302-657-4900 1100 North Market Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801
Marilyn O. Primiano 215-575-7000 3200 Mellon Bank Center, 1735 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Richard J. Kwasny 215-321-0300 53 South Main Street Yardley, PA 19067
Joseph J. Bodnar 302-656-8162 400 Commerce Center, Twelfth and Orange Streets, P.O. Box 20 Wilmington, DE 19899
Andrew C. Kassner 215-988-2700 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Constance R. Lipson 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Kristine Christensen 215-545-3000 1520 Locust Street, 12th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Kimberly E. Connolly Lawson 302-778-7500 1201 Market Street, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801
Rick L. Frimmer 215-988-7800 Two Commerce Square, Suite 2700, 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Rhonda K. Dohanick 856-216-2322 10 Melrose Avenue, Suite 430 Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Joseph A. Dworetzky 215-568-6200 One Logan Square, 27th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Stephanie A. Fox 302-426-1189 Mellon Bank Center, 919 Market Street,, Suite 1000 Wilmington, DE 19801
William R. Hinchman 215-568-7515 Suite 900, Four Penn Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wendy M. Simkulak 215-979-1000 One Liberty Place, Suite 4200 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Paula A. Galbraith 302-652-4100 919 North Market Street, 16th Floor, P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, DE 19899
Leslie S. Britt 215-790-1682 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1210 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Samuel H. Israel 215-299-2000 2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Ira R. Deiches 856-428-9696 25 Wilkins Avenue Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Nona L. Ostrove 856-566-4200 1000 White Horse Road, Suite 508 Voorhees, NJ 08043
Michael S. Schwartz 610-449-1400 7600 West Chester Pike, 2nd Floor West Upper Darby, PA 19082
Kimberly Frascella Drayton 302-429-1900 Buckner Building, 1308 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 2165 Wilmington, DE 19899
Timothy J. Holman 215-496-1910 Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, Suite 1200 Philadelphia, PA 19110
Eugene J. Chikowski 215-496-1910 Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, Suite 1200 Philadelphia, PA 19110
David J. Margules 302-573-3500 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801
Linda Richenderfer 215-972-7777 Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street, 38th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Rick S. Miller 302-575-1555 824 Market Street, Suite 904, P.O. Box 1351 Wilmington, DE 19899
Alfred Villoch III 302-571-6600 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, 17th Floor, P.O. Wilmington, DE 19899
John F. Horstmann 215-979-1000 One Liberty Place, Suite 4200 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Michael F. Merlie 610-827-2044 1216 Route 113, P.O. Box 487 Chester Springs, PA 19425
Carol Ann Slocum 215-568-6060 260 South Broad Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Linda Richenderfer 302-421-6800 222 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 1266, 19899-1266, For Courier Wilmington, DE 19899
Victoria Watson Counihan 302-661-7000 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, Suite 1540 Wilmington, DE 19801
Marla Rosoff Eskin 302-426-1900 800 N. King Street, Suite 300 Wilmington, DE 19801
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