Can I make payments on the Attorney Fees and Court Costs?
If you decide to hire me as your attorney you will have to pay an initial retainer for the case, usually $100.00. If you are filing a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, your case will not be filed with the Bankruptcy Court until the entire balance is paid. If you are filing a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, a smaller “up front” amount is paid to file the case and the remaining balance is paid through the Chapter 13 Plan of Reorganization payments. There are no set payment requirements; all that I ask is that you pay whatever amount you can afford as soon as you can afford to do so. Once I am retained for either type of Bankruptcy you can tell all creditors that you have hired an attorney and you are instructed by me to no longer discuss your case directly with them; if they have questions they need to contact me at 402-476-7788. While this generally stops the telephone calls it will not stop any lawsuits or garnishments. Only the filing of the case will stop those collection activities.
