What's a reasonable legal fee in MA?

[TheAbyss]

I'm in the process of trying to find a BK lawyer in MA. I know the forum discourages public recommendations, but if anyone would make recommendations through PM, I'd appreciate it. As long as that's ok with the Mods.

But my real question in this post is....How much is a reasonable amount to pay for Chapter 7 attorney fees, in my state? Hopefully if there's no complications, and all goes well.

[laurannm]

Are you in Eastern MA? If so I can PM our lawyer. He was fantastic and I would highly recommend him. Rates were very reasonable

[TheAbyss]

Are you in Eastern MA? If so I can PM our lawyer. He was fantastic and I would highly recommend him. Rates were very reasonable

I'm in Eastern MA, and would appreciate the PM. Thanks.

[laurannm]

I'm in Eastern MA, and would appreciate the PM. Thanks.

No problem, I'll send it now

[HHM]

Really, that is the wrong question to ask. If you are going to base hiring an attorney on fee, you are headed for problems.

You need to distinguish level of service, expertise, and your overall comfort level with an attorney.

Cheaper attorney's don't offer to do as much for you (they give you a "basic" BK).

Keep in mind, the BK COURT regulates attorney's fees. Ultimately, any attorney that represents someone in BK, needs to justify their fee to the UST and BK Court.