Do you feel like your financial state is already beyond repair? There is hope! Finding cheap bankruptcy is easier than you think. There are many bankruptcy lawyer directory that you can search to get the best lawyer that is within your pocket’s reach. Here are the top 3 resources that are free to use.

LexisNexis’ Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Network located in lawyers.com

This is LexisNexis’ online version of Martindale-Hubbell comprehensive attorney directory.

1. Use the “Lawyer Search” to find a lawyer from over one million lawyers and law firms in their searchable database.
2. Under the “Lawyer/Law Firm or Area of Law” input field type in ‘bankruptcy’.
3. Type your city under the “City” box and select your state.
4. Remember to change the country to “United States”.
5. Click the “GO” button and you should see your list of bankruptcy lawyers.
6. If the results are too few, then you can widen your search criteria by removing the city on the search form. You can also use the adjacent cities near you. Make sure that you select lawyers or law firms that handle consumer bankruptcy.

Use Yahoo! Local located in local.yahoo.com

1. Key in the search term “cheap bankruptcy attorneys” in the first input field.
2. Then type your location on the second box and click the “Search” button or press “Enter” on your keyboard.
3. Yahoo! will then give you a result of law firms that matches your search query.
4. You will also see a map with markers on it. Click any of the marker and you will see the actual phone number, address, and their web site address. You can also perform the above procedure using Google Maps located in maps.google.com

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) located in nacba.org

This is a exclusive organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the legal rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy.

1. When you visit the home page of NACBA, click the “Find attorneys near you!” banner located at the right sidebar.
2. After the search page loads, type in your hometown or city and state in the search field.
3. You must choose one radio button under the “Location (within)” label, for example 20 miles.
4. Click the “Search” button. It should give you a location map with markers and a list of lawyers and law firms that are inside the coverage area that you selected.
5. If the list is too many, you can narrow down the results by selecting a smaller area coverage under the “Location (within)” label, for example 5 miles.

There’s an Easier Way of Accomplishing This

Let us assume for a minute you were able to find 10-20 candidates using the above resources. You then phone each one on your list. Assuming you can explain your debt problems to one lawyer in 30 minutes, it will take you 300 mins or 5 hours for 10 lawyers and 10 hours if you have twenty on your list! Try to imagine yourself talking for ten straight hours.

Don’t you think it’s too tiresome to do it that way? What if I tell you there is a faster way? The REAL SECRET in finding cheap bankruptcy lawyers is to search legal networks. In which you complete a single web form and your case is forwarded to each member on the network. Members that are interested to handle your case will respond to you or even call you. You will be in a good position to negotiate the professional fees before you actually hire the lawyer.

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