The law does not require that you have an attorney to file a bankruptcy case (unless a company or LLC is filing bankruptcy). You can file a bankruptcy case on your own, which is called “pro se.” If you choose to file bankruptcy without an attorney, proceed with caution. Filing a bankruptcy case gives the court, the trustee, and even the creditors in a case certain rights that they do not have outside of bankruptcy. Bankruptcy law holds a lot of potential traps for those who file without knowledge of the law. If you have property you want to keep or special debts you want to get rid of so that those debts don’t cause problems in the future, it is usually wise to make the investment in hiring a good bankruptcy lawyer.