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Legal Aid Services of North Florida

Northwest Florida Legal Services d/b/a Emerald Coast Legal Aid.

Legal Services of Greater Miami.

Florida Courts Legal Aid Resources

The Florida Bar Pro Bono & Legal Aid Listing.

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Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network.

Philadelphia Legal Assistance

North Penn Legal Services

MidPenn Legal Services

Listing of resources provided by the Department of Human Services of Pennsylvania.

PA Law Help.

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.

Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid.

Find a Lawyer with help from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

https://upsolve.org/

A resource with information and resources to help people with very simple cases file without an attorney. It considers itself a form of national bankruptcy-specific legal aid. If you do not qualify for its services, they will refer you to an affiliate attorney. We have had some negative reports about the referral attorneys. Like any referral, take it with a grain of salt.

https://www.abcworld.org/content/search-attorneys

American Board of Certification.

You can use it to search for bankruptcy attorneys who are certified as specialists in consumer or business bankruptcy.

https://www.consumeradvocates.org/for-consumers/bankruptcy

The website of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. A nationwide organization of attorneys who are interested in consumer rights, some of whom practice bankruptcy. They have published information and a referral group.

https://www.ndc.org/home

The national data center. A centralized depository for date used by creditors and many chapter 13 trustees for case data tracking.

LawHelp.org

https://freelegalanswers.org/

Alabama Legal Aid.

South Alabama Volunteer Lawyer's Program. For if you live in Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, or Washington County.

Volunteer Lawyer's Program. For if you live anywhere except in Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, or Washington County.

Alaska Legal Services Corporation.

Arizona's bankruptcy court has free services and below is a link to the information. It is highly informative and I suggest you watch the video by Judge Case and read the information. Tucson and PHX clients are handled separately (it will depend by your county).

https://www.azb.uscourts.gov/filing-without-attorney

You must watch these videos (series) first:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jobpaNCY-LU

Here is a link to the scheduler once you have completed the above steps:

https://apps.azb.uscourts.gov/SelfHelpCenter/SHCScheduler.aspx

Community Legal Services provides pro-bono services to those who qualify; their services are rather broad (not just BK).

https://clsaz.org/

Arizona Foundation for Legal Services Modest Means Project

This Project provides low-cost legal assistance to individuals who do not qualify for free legal services, but cannot afford the expertise of attorneys at the standard rate. The Modest Means Project assists individuals in a one-hour meeting for a fee of $75.

Arkansas Legal Services, Inc.

I'm looking for a site that shows reviews of California bankruptcy lawyers but this has been helpful so far. (If moderator wants more qualified link I'm happy to delete this)

https://www.justia.com/lawyers/bankruptcy/california

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services has a division, Amicus Poloniae, with a bunch of talented bankruptcy attorneys where they provide pro bono services to help people in Cook and the collar counties. Specifically help impoverished folks; they offer free advice but need to be under their income threshold to qualify for pro bono filing.

They are located at the Polish National Alliance HQ and have English and Polish speaking attorneys. 6100 North Cicero Chicago, Illinois 60646

Take note they only meet the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Call 773-286-2325 to confirm since sometimes they move dates.

ILAO has some useful information on bankruptcies

https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/bankruptcy

There is a Bankruptcy Help Desk at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago; currently offering remote services due to the pandemic

The Bankruptcy Pro Se Help Desk
A Project of Legal Aid Chicago and the Chicago Bar Foundation

Dirksen Federal Building
219 S Dearborn, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604

All official court approved help in Northern District of Illinois is here:

https://www.ilnb.uscourts.gov/chicago-bankruptcy-pro-se-help-desk