subject: Consulting With A Bankruptcy Attorney [print this page] Consulting With A Bankruptcy Attorney Consulting With A Bankruptcy Attorney
How can you find a Washington DC bankruptcy lawyer? Look out the window, ask the person next to you? Those are a couple of ways. Some are easier than others. Joking aside, it is easy to find a Washington DC bankruptcy lawyer. Simply enter Washington bankruptcy lawyer into a search engine. There you will find individual web sites and even bar association information. If the internet is a little too impersonal, then a good option is to ask friends and relatives if they have a good reference for you. If your friends and relatives have been luck or smart, then there are community, charitable and church organizations that have lawyers contact information on file. Once you have a few names, take some time and put together a goal plan for yourself before calling them. You want to have a plan, because it gives you a good framework to work with and to ask intelligent questions. You have to be your own best advocate. After interviewing a number of lawyers, pick one and go in and have a discussion. Don't be embarrassed about your financial situation, as these lawyers have heard every story. Your story is unique and troubling to you, but it is a common story to the lawyers. You may be advised to trim your expenses, get an additional job or sell off some assets and get on a budget. Or you may be advised to file consumer bankruptcy. Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 are the two types that can be filed. One, Chapter 7, will liquidate your assets and pay creditors; the other, Chapter 13, will work out a schedule of repayment for your creditors. No matter what the outcome of your consultation with your lawyer, it will be the first step towards settling your debts and creating a new life of economic sanity.
