Finding Cheap Bankruptcy Lawyers Near Your Home Town

Are you looking for a remedy to eliminate your debt? There is hope! Finding cheap bankruptcy attorneys is easier than you think. You can quickly come up with a good list of candidates that are near your area if you use a free bankruptcy lawyer directory. Here are the TOP 3 resources that are free to use.

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

This is a exclusive organization committed to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy lawyers and preserving the legal rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy.

1. When you go to the home page of NACBA, click the “Find attorneys near you!” banner located at the right sidebar.
2. After the search page loads, key in your hometown or city and state in the search box.
3. You must choose one radio button under the “Location (within)” label, for example 50 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 within the area coverage that you selected.
5. If the list is too many, you can trim the results by selecting a smaller area coverage under the “Location (within)” label, for example 10 miles.

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 an attorney from over one million lawyers and law firms in their searchable database.
2. Under the “Lawyer/Law Firm or Area of Law” input box type in ‘bankruptcy’.
3. Type your city under the “City” input field and select your state.
4. Remember to change the country to “United States”.
5. Click the “GO” button and you should have your result of bankruptcy lawyers.
6. If the list is too few, then you can widen your search criteria by removing the city on the search field. You can also use the adjacent towns close to 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 phrase “cheap bankruptcy attorneys” in the first input box.
2. Then key in your location on the second box and click the “Search” button or press “Enter”.
3. Yahoo! will then give you a result of businesses that corresponds to 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, web site address, and local address. You can also perform the above procedure using Google Maps located in maps.google.com

There’s an Easier Way of Doing This

Let’s assume for a moment you were able to find 10-20 prospects using the above resources. You then call each one on your list. Assuming you are able to discuss your financial crisis to one attorney in half hour, it will take you 300 mins or five hours for 10 attorneys and ten hours if you have twenty on your list! Try to imagine yourself talking for 10 straight hours.

Don’t you think it is too tiresome to do it that way? What if I tell you there is a better method? The TRUE SECRET in finding affordable bankruptcy attorneys is to search lawyer networks. In which you complete a single internet form and your case is submitted to each member on the network. Those that want to take your case will respond to you or even call you. You will be in a good position to negotiate the costs prior to employing the lawyer.