If you have gotten to the unfortunate point of needing to file for bankruptcy, this is clearly not a decision you reached quickly or without giving it a lot of thought. You need to realize that filing bankruptcy is going to be with you for a long time, and will be represented in vivid notation on your credit report for the next 7 to 10 years. Hopefully you have considered all possible alternatives to filing bankruptcy. Assuming you have already done that, there is the huge question of how to select the right bankruptcy lawyer. It is not as simple as just opening the yellow pages in the phone book and selecting one of them. When choosing a bankruptcy lawyer, make sure that you feel comfortable that the bankruptcy lawyer has your best interests at heart. There are some lawyers who will take a case simply because they don't currently have any business, or perhaps they have the business mindset that they cannot turn business away who is willing to pay them the fees they will assess. This is the type of lawyer you do NOT want to use, since they will simply complete the paperwork in the fastest way possible, and will not care about how it impacts you, or even offer suggestions to lessen the pain of bankruptcy. >> Read More>