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:
Joseph A. McCormick Jr. 856-795-1600 109 Haddon Avenue Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Megan N. Harper 302-429-1900 Buckner Building, 1308 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 2165 Wilmington, DE 19899
John D. Mattey 302-575-1555 824 Market Street, Suite 904, P.O. Box 1351 Wilmington, DE 19899
James S. Yoder 302-654-0424 824 North Market Street, Suite 902 Wilmington, DE 19801
David W. Carickhoff Jr. 302-652-4100 919 North Market Street, 16th Floor, P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, DE 19899
Craig H. Fox 610-275-7990 Suite 706, One Montgomery Plaza, Airy & Swede Streets Norristown, PA 19401
Monica Leigh Loftin 302-984-6000 Hercules Plaza, 1313 N. Market Street, P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, DE 19899
Gerald M. Hershenson 215-579-9390 506 Corporate Drive West Langhorne, PA 19047
David L. Pollack 215-665-8500 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
William J. Levant 610-260-6000 350 Sentry Parkway, Building 640 Blue Bell, PA 19422
Jennifer Scoliard 215-568-6060 260 South Broad Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Erin K. Barnes 856-858-4573 216 Haddon Avenue, Suite 704 Haddon Township, NJ 08108
Bonnie MacDougal Kistler 215-981-4000 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Kerry Scott Schuman 215-635-7200 7848 Old York Road, Suite 200 Elkins Park, PA 19027
James W. Hennessey 215-575-7000 3200 Mellon Bank Center, 1735 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Gilbert B. Weisman 610-644-7800 16 General Warren Boulevard, P.O. Box 3001 Malvern, PA 19355
John C. Kilgannon 215-575-0100 1818 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Joseph James Farnan III 302-655-4200 1200 North Broom Street Wilmington, DE 19806
John E. Kaskey 215-575-3800 21st Floor, One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 19103
Maurice R. Mitts 856-216-2322 10 Melrose Avenue, Suite 430 Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Thomas G. Whalen Jr. 302-654-5180 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801
John Keenan Fiorillo 610-692-1371 17 West Gay Street, P.O. Box 515 West Chester, PA 19381
Leon S. Forman 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sheldon K. Rennie 302-654-7444 Citizens Bank Center, 919 North Market Street, Suite 1300 Wilmington, DE 19899
Susan A. List 302-658-6901 Suite 1100, 300 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 2092 Wilmington, DE 19899
William H. Schorling 215-567-7500 12th Floor, Two Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103
Raymond L. Shapiro 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Robert Lapowsky 215-575-0100 1818 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
David B. Stratton 302-777-6500 1201 Market Street, Suite 1600, P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899
David E. Stern 215-977-2000 1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Anthony Vidovich 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Michael J. Hynes 215-665-2000 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
John V. Fiorella 302-777-4350 1300 North Market Street, Suite 700 Wilmington, DE 19801
Vladislav Tinovsky 215-851-8400 1515 Market Street, Ninth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
David A. Denham 302-429-1900 Buckner Building, 1308 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 2165 Wilmington, DE 19899
Mathew S. Rotenberg 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
J. Gregg Miller 215-981-4000 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Drew A. Molotsky 856-522-2000 41 South Haddon Avenue, Suite 5 Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Colin R. Robinson 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Salene R. Mazur 215-665-8181 The Widener Building, Suite 500, 1339 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
Francis J. Lawall 215-981-4000 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena 215-851-8400 1515 Market Street, Ninth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Kathleen M. Miller 302-652-8400 The Corporate Plaza, 800 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 410 Wilmington, DE 19899
Samantha C. Shakely 610-407-0722 145 West Lancaster Avenue Paoli, PA 19301
Richard A. Keuler Jr. 302-778-7500 1201 Market Street, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801
Walter B. Ferst 215-751-2000 Suite 3600, 1600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
John D. McLaughlin Jr. 302-571-6600 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, 17th Floor, P.O. Wilmington, DE 19899
Deirdre Richards 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
Kerri King Mumford 302-467-4400 919 Market Street, Suite 600 Wilmington, DE 19801
Nola R. Bencze 856-596-8900 Suite 401 Three Greentree Centre, Route 73 & Greentree R Marlton, NJ 08053
Christopher P. Simon 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
Athena M. Dooley 215-842-2887 849 East Locust Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19138
Regina Stango Kelbon 215-569-5500 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Joanne Semeister 215-772-1500 123 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19109
Daniel J. Tann 215-670-0066 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 1012 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Colleen Garrity 215-496-1910 Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, Suite 1200 Philadelphia, PA 19110
Charles C. Coyne 215-568-7500 1100 One Penn Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
Timothy J. Holman 856-858-4573 216 Haddon Avenue, Suite 704 Haddon Township, NJ 08108
Patrick J. Reilley 302-421-6800 222 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 1266, 19899-1266, For Courier Wilmington, DE 19899
Sandra K. Curtin 610-644-7800 16 General Warren Boulevard, P.O. Box 3001 Malvern, PA 19355
Abbe A. Miller 215-972-7777 Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street, 38th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
Anthony L. Velasquez 856-428-7784 25 Chestnut Street, Suite 102 Haddonfield, NJ 08033
John D. Sheehan 610-644-7800 16 General Warren Boulevard, P.O. Box 3001 Malvern, PA 19355
Martin J. Weis 302-571-9800 First Federal Plaza, Suite 500 Wilmington, DE 19801
Bruce D. Shuter 215-988-2700 One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Allen B. Dubroff 215-635-7200 7848 Old York Road, Suite 200 Elkins Park, PA 19027
Vincent J. Marriott III 215-665-8500 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Daniel S. Bernheim 3rd 215-569-0000 Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Jonathan L. Parshall 302-654-4600 824 Market Street, Suite 700, P.O. Box 8989 Wilmington, DE 19899
Mark A. Haas 610-680-2300 550 Township Line Road, Suite 400 Blue Bell, PA 19422
Edmon L. Morton 302-571-6600 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, 17th Floor, P.O. Wilmington, DE 19899
Scott R. Mondell 302-428-3181 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1700, P.O. Box 1630 Wilmington, DE 19899
William R. Firth III 215-981-4000 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Peter C. Hughes 302-571-9800 First Federal Plaza, Suite 500 Wilmington, DE 19801
Frederick B. Rosner 302-351-8000 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 1001 Wilmington, DE 19801
Lawrence J. Tabas 215-665-3000 One Penn Center, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 19th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Lloyd S. Markind 856-866-1166 921 Pleasant Valley Avenue, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 1258 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Richard S. Cobb 302-467-4400 919 Market Street, Suite 600 Wilmington, DE 19801
Brian A. Sullivan 302-652-1100 Tenth Floor, 300 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 25046 Wilmington, DE 19899
Sam Y. Hwang 610-680-2300 550 Township Line Road, Suite 400 Blue Bell, PA 19422
Michael P. Morton 302-426-1313 1203 North Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Elaine N. Moranz 215-299-2000 2000 Market Street, Tenth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
John L. Reed 302-657-4900 1100 North Market Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801
Linda J. Casey 215-981-4000 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
David M. Fournier 302-777-6500 1201 Market Street, Suite 1600, P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899
Philip B. Korb 215-665-8500 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Richard M. Zucker 215-977-2000 1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Edward J. Kosmowski 302-571-6600 The Brandywine Building, 1000 West Street, 17th Floor, P.O. Wilmington, DE 19899
Stuart K. Askot 215-599-6070 The Belgravia Building, 1811 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Richard F. Stern 215-572-8111 410 The Pavilion Jenkintown, PA 19046
William A. Nash 856-845-8243 25-35 Hunter Street, P.O. Box 7 Woodbury, NJ 08096
William L. Horner 856-935-0958 67 Market Street, P.O. Box 66 Salem, NJ 08079
Charles P. Sandilos 856-667-4666 900 North Kings Highway, Suite 308 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Eric M. Sutty 302-655-5000 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899
Alan W. Focht 610-834-8800 Hickory Pointe, 2250 Hickory Road, Suite 300 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Alan I. Moldoff 215-568-7515 Suite 900, Four Penn Center Philadelphia, PA 19103
Jeffrey A. Leonard 215-665-2000 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Matthew A. Hamermesh 215-568-6200 One Logan Square, 27th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103
Paul J. Winterhalter 215-564-5050 1818 Market Street, Suite 3520 Philadelphia, PA 19103
David R. Augustin 215-979-1000 One Liberty Place, Suite 4200 Philadelphia, PA 19103
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