It sounds tempting. Representing yourself in a bankruptcy case rather than hiring an attorney. You save the legal fees. You save the time involved dealing with a lawyer, meeting in the office and responding to requests for information. Plus, if they sell "do it yourself" kits in office supple stores, how hard can it be?

If you're not going to "do it yourself", why not get the cheapest lawyer around? If lawyers are advertising bankruptcy services for just a few hundred dollars, why spend more?

Readers might think it is disingenuous for me to tout the reasons why one needs a competent attorney guiding them through the bankruptcy process. They might even think it more disingenuous for me to remind them that "you get what you pay for." Over my morning coffee I happened upon an article at The Sheboygan Press that addresses this important issue. I'll let it do the talking, and you can decide for yourself.

You'll find the article here