bankruptcy without a lawyer

Filing bankruptcy without a lawyer brings double trouble

by Cathy Moran, California Bankruptcy Lawyer

Representing yourself in a bankruptcy case has a non obvious downside:  if the case develops problems, capable bankruptcy lawyers  won’t step into a troubled case. The judge in yesterday’s calendar was urging any number of individuals who represented themselves (in Chapter 11 cases, no less) to  get a lawyer.  He was candid with his expectation [...]