Why doesn’t BoydVeigel, P.C., advertise to file a chapter 7 bankruptcy for “zero down”?
The advertisements you see respecting “zero down” bankruptcy are misleading and, in our opinion, unethical. Such adds lead you to believe you are receiving a benefit not offered by other lawyers. That is simply not the case. Attorneys advertising “zero down” bankruptcy will not perform any work until they are paid at least something and will not file your case until they have been paid their fee in full — just like all other bankruptcy attorneys. Realize that almost all attorneys allow you to pay the retainer fee and the Bankruptcy Court filing fee in installments. The “zero down” bankruptcy advertisement is little more than a ploy to get you in the door and to sign their retainer agreement. NOTE: Never retain a lawyer that is willing to file a chapter seven bankruptcy case and collect the fee from you later. That attorney is violating the discharge provisions of the Bankruptcy Code if any effort is ever made to collect that fee. The attorney fee was discharged along with all of your
