Client introductions
Hearing from readers in your state who ask to talk to a bankruptcy lawyer. Introductions are not open yet.
For bankruptcy lawyers
Tell us about your bankruptcy practice
People read Bankruptcy Route while they decide whether to file and whether to hire a lawyer. If you practice consumer bankruptcy, tell us how you would like to be involved. No lawyer program is open yet.
Tell us about your practice
No lawyer program is open yet. Sending this form is free and does not commit you to anything.
For bankruptcy lawyers
Tell us about your practice
People read Bankruptcy Route while they decide whether to file. Tell us how you would like to be involved. No program is open yet.
All fields are required except phone.
What readers learn here before they call a lawyer
The site tells readers that individuals can file bankruptcy without an attorney, called filing pro se, and that the federal courts strongly recommend getting advice from a qualified attorney because bankruptcy has long-term financial and legal consequences. 1
Readers learn that filing takes careful preparation, and that mistakes or misunderstandings of the law can affect a filer's rights. 1
They learn that court employees and bankruptcy judges are prohibited by law from giving legal advice. 1
They learn that a petition preparer may only enter information into forms, and may not give legal advice, explain answers to legal questions or help in bankruptcy court. 2
What you can tell us you are interested in
A lawyer directory
Being listed where readers look for a bankruptcy lawyer near them. There is no directory yet.
Writing or reviewing guides
Helping keep the plain-English guides accurate, under your own name if you want that.
Something else
Tell us in the form. We read every answer before we decide what to build.
Before you write
What the form asks
The state where you practice.
The chapters you handle.
What interests you: introductions, a directory listing, guides or something else.
Whether you practice alone or in a firm, and how to reach you.
What we cannot tell you yet
Whether there will be a lawyer program, and when.
What taking part would cost, if anything.
Which states a program would cover.
How readers and lawyers would be matched.
Questions before
you write
Is there a lawyer program today?
No. No lawyer program is open yet. We are asking which lawyers are interested, where they practice and in what, before we decide what to build.
Does sending the form cost anything?
No. Sending the form is free and does not commit you to anything.
What do you do with my details?
We store them so we can contact you about working together. Nothing about you or your firm is published on the site unless you agree to it later.
Does Bankruptcy Route give legal advice to readers?
No. Bankruptcy Route is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. Everything on the site is general, educational information.