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Hi. I am in the Atlanta area. I currently am in a Chapter 13 that I filed with a lawyer. I recently lost my income and I called my lawyer to convert to Chapter 7. My lawyer quoted me $1000. I have no money, and if I did I know my lawyer would do a great job for that price. I really do like him. My question is this. I did some research and found that I can go and file a motion to convert for around $25 downtown. Basically I want to know if I can do this on my own? Does my lawyer have to do it since he did my Chapter 13?
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Bankruptcy Attorney serving Burbank, CA
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Law Office of Mark J. Markus
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You can fire your attorney at any time by filing a substitution of attorney substituting yourself as your own attorney in place of your existing attorney. At that point you will be representing yourself and expected to have knowledge of and comply with all Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the US Bankruptcy Code, and the Local Bankruptcy Rules for your jurisdiction.
Mark Markus has been practicing exclusively bankruptcy law in California since 1991. He is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, AV-Rated by martindale.com, and A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau.
Answered on Oct 06th, 2013 at 4:18 PM