In the hallway, Williams, a young, confident attorney who has been practicing law with Castle for four years, spends an average of about three minutes per client. Her most troublesome cases require additional number-crunching and negotiation with creditors. Near the end of the day, Williams awaits her turn in front of the trustee. In a room away from the crowd where the attorneys do most of their haggling, she and a creditor's attorney casually discuss some of the observations they can't help but make in their line of work. Williams smiles in acknowledgement.
Many bankrupts come to court dressed humbly.
Others wear suits and dresses. They drive nice cars and they drive creditors' attorneys crazy. Hang out with deadbeats. The bankruptcy bonanza keeps creditors' attorneys as busy as their counterparts. But they have a very different perspective.