Are you satisfied with your attorney?

[confusedinok]

Our attorney was great. She is basically a one man firm, taking all the calls and appts herself. She was quick to answer e-mails, even calling me to answer a question while she was on vacation. She prepared us well for our 341. She was great at calming all our fears.

[lillymarlene]

I haven't spoken to my attorney for four years. I have not had a reason to. One more year to go on my Chapter 13. I may not even talk to him when it comes time for the discharge. That's my kind of attorney!

I wouldn't talk to mine either, but since my 341, I've had a few little situations come up. Then I must say, he has been very good about answering my annoying little questions.

[kornellred]

I haven't spoken to my attorney for four years. I have not had a reason to. One more year to go on my Chapter 13. I may not even talk to him when it comes time for the discharge. That's my kind of attorney!

[kakdbass]

Had our 341 yesterday, 10 till appointment time we are watching others as they consult with their attorneys. Us? Yep, our attorney not to be found. No doubt our guy is the Ford of the indus5ry, talks it up in the beginning, but once your in, your treated like trash. Call his office to be told that another attorney should be meeting with us. HUH? Thanks for letting us know. 1 minute prior to start, the attorney shows up , and though we were there 40 minutes early, we are now in the back of the call up log as his first word were ,"did you sign in?"

If you weren't in CA, I would think we had the same atty. Almost identical experience at our 341.

[lillymarlene]

chinup, that is just awful! The more I read of these posts, I can't believe how lucky I was to choose the lawyer that I did. Last year, at my 341, I basically just sat back and let him take the lead.

Then as far as choosing somebody, I think the biggest, most helpful factor (for me anyway) was that this attorney came highly recommended by another attorney. This other person, did not do bankruptcies, and stressed that this bankruptcy lawyer was the absolute best in the area.

[chinup]

Had our 341 yesterday, 10 till appointment time we are watching others as they consult with their attorneys. Us? Yep, our attorney not to be found. No doubt our guy is the Ford of the indus5ry, talks it up in the beginning, but once your in, your treated like trash. Call his office to be told that another attorney should be meeting with us. HUH? Thanks for letting us know. 1 minute prior to start, the attorney shows up , and though we were there 40 minutes early, we are now in the back of the call up log as his first word were ,"did you sign in?"

[kjrmom911]

So far so good!

[discouraged]

The one I chose was okay. I did deal mostly with the paralegal but then he had a law clerk deal mostly with me. The only problem I'm having is that I know from looking at PACER that I am closed (it was posted 3 weeks ago) but have received nothing from the court so emailed her asking what was going on. I did not mention that I'd looked at PACER. That was yesterday so don't expect anything until this week and not sure how far behind the courts are because of the shutdown the Stae of MN experienced so am patiently waiting.

Overall though, they were pretty good. Of course, mine was so simple that if I'd had more confidence in myself could probably have gone pro see, but not that confident in my abilities.

I should add that I did let them know I was interviewing several attorneys and they were a small firm so were more willing to work with me than the bk mills were. And they did keep me up to date all the time and my bk was filed just days after I had all the paperwork to them.

[secondtimer]

One thing to remember is that the ATT's have an ongoing relationship with the TT's

While the ATT has a responsibility to the client they also do not want to be a PITA in the eyes of the TT.

A law practice is a business afterall.

Just my opinion based on my experience..

[daylate]

Mine was a big mistake. In the end it didn't matter but she was a doofus. To me this was the most difficult part of the process. In interviewing many attorneys I was amazed at how much most of them got wrong in our discussions. As I learned more, my astonishment grew. I'm not sure how to tell people how to go about selecting one except to study as much as possible before interviewing them and go with your gut.

[secondtimer]

My plan (confirmed) is very different from what we spoke about in her office. Still awaiting her response/explanation.

[APL]

I returned all the paperwork along with the final payment over two weeks ago, and I never heard drom my attorney after that. I've been calling their office and finally I got the legal aid to tell me that I should be filed in the last week of August. I am really devastated by this. I thought he would have filed as soon as I paid.

[lillymarlene]

Yeah, that is what's important. FTF...is face to face, in person.

[feelingnutsy]

At least you're getting your money's worth---and FTF?

[lillymarlene]

I'm actually fairly happy with mine. Last summer, when it became inevitable that I would file, I shopped around and met with 3 lawyers FTF. The first one, didn't bother to meet with me himself, but sent his paralegal instead, so he was out. The second was more of a generalist and wanted to push me into what ever was easiest for him. The third, though he didn't seem to be all that friendly, is a bk specialist and did appear to be the most knowledgeable.

Well, I went with my guts and went with my 3rd candidate. And I was right, he is very knowlegeable, I had to start reading (taking books out of my local library) and reading these posts on this wonderful forum, to know what questions I should ask him. He has been very thorough, for example, provided me with lists of what he would do and what I should do before and after the 341 and a list of services with prices that weren't covered in his fee. He wrote letters to help me stop a couple of pending lawsuits. Then at the 341 he had copies of everything that might be needed. I sure was glad I followed instructions and only brought the required DL, SS card and trustee payment. Should have brought a wheelbarrow though, to take my stack of paperwork he handed back to me! LOL

One thing, however, he is not the cheapest. His fees, 1/2 of which were folded into my chap 13 plan, came to about $4,000. But I can say so far, he has been worth every penny of it.