Re: How to find a good attorney?

Contact me offboard on how you can re-arrange your expenses to
benefit you. I'll get you some links and things to read up on as it
is best you do this yourself.

George
gjk_1

--- In , "Po" wrote:
> Hi all! I'll spare you the sob story, but in a nutshell I'm
deeply in
> debt and trying to avoid chapter 7. I've heard nothing but horror
> stories about those "consumer credit counseling" services. I'm
> unemployed but definitely have work coming up in a few months - I
need
> to get from here to there, but there's no way I can keep up the
> payments in the meantime.
>
> I've heard that a good bankruptcy attorney can get your credit card
> interest reduced, or even set aside, so that you can start paying
the
> principal back. Sounds great, except that like any other
profession,
> it's made up of people and therefore you'll find good ones and bad
> ones... so I'm looking for a site, or a group like this, where I
can
> get recommendations, ratings, or referrals. I don't have time to
try
> 3 or 4 different people, and the attorneys I know already are in
other
> specialties and have not been able to suggest anyone. I'm in the
L.A.
> area, and ideally I'd like someone nearby so I can talk to them in
> person rather than over the phone.
>
> My credit so far is clean (my first late payments will be this
> month...), and I have no assets worth noting. I'm behind on taxes
> too, but I'm on a payment plan with the IRS. I've already talked
to
> my credit card companies myself and they seem unwilling to budge.
I'm
> pretty sure I'm headed in the right direction re: finding an
attorney
> to help me out; and chapter 7 is something I'd consider if there
are
> no other options. Suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance!