A Questions For A Bankruptcy Attorney And Attorney Bank

Q: What's the best way to find a bankruptcy attorney?

A: Yes, normally fees owed to a lawyer and just about everything else is dischagable in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Notable exceptions (outlined in the bankruptcy code in some detail) are certain taxes, ands court-ordered payments such as child support. HOWEVER: The attorney who represents you in the bankruptcy proceeding gets paid FIRST. You cannot discharge the fees owed to the lawyer who got you the discharge in the first place. The public policy behind this is that the court would prefer that persons coming before it are represented by counsel for a variety of very good practical reasons. The court also recognizes that attorneys cannot afford to work for free. Therefore, in order to foster and facilitate adequate legal representation for bankruptcy candidates, the court insures payment for counsel out of the assets of the bankruptcy estate and this fee cannot be discharged. I don't know anyone personally there, but there are 3 board certified consumer bankruptcy attorneys in Ft. Lauderdale: Kenneth S. Rappaport Kenneth S. Rappaport, P.A. 1300 North Federal Highway Suite

203, Squires Boca Raton, FL 33432 (561) 368-2200; Fax: (561) 338-0350 ksroff...@aol.com B.A., Adelphi University - 1966 J.D., Brooklyn School of Law - 1969 Bar Licenses: Florida 1971, New York 1970 Date Initially Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law: July, 1996 Date Initially Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law: July, 1996 Reggie Sanger Attorney at Law (1, 1) 208 Southeast 9th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 463-8547; Fax: (954) 463-8356 reg...@reggiedsangerpa.com B.A., University of Colorado - 1972 J.D., Nova University - 1976 Bar Licenses: Colorado 1989, District of Columbia 1980, Florida 1977 Date Initially Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law: December, .