Why Consult with Ledford & Wu:
- Always speak with a lawyer: At Ledford and Wu, only our experienced bankruptcy lawyers answer the phones. Unlike many of our competitors, who rely on paralegals, clerks and customer service professionals to answer their calls, we ensure that you get to speak with an actual bankruptcy attorney.
- Always consult with a lawyer: When you schedule an appointment with us, you are guaranteed to meet with one of our attorneys. We do not use paralegals to screen clients or for initial consultations as so many do. You will sit down with an experienced bankruptcy attorney and get quality legal advice.
- Free Consultations: We still believe that your initial in-person consultation should be free until you choose to retain us. Many of our competitors will charge you $100 - $300 just to meet with an attorney, whether or not they can help you and whether or not you choose to retain them. We don’t believe that is fair. The only time we charge a consultation fee is for complex business cases, not for personal bankruptcies.
- Low retainers: We generally will start your case with as little as $100 down. Of course, you only put that down if you choose to retain us.
- Reasonable fees: We don’t work for free, but we also do not believe in charging more than a case is worth. When you consult with one of our attorneys, all fees and costs will be fully disclosed in writing before you put down a retainer and those fees will be fair and reasonable.
- Flexible payment plans: You are not calling us because you have a lot of money to spare and we understand that. We will work out a payment plan with you that you can afford. If a problem comes up and that plan has to be modified, simply call us. We will work with you.
- Our business is ONLY bankruptcy: We don’t do personal injury cases. We don’t do Workman’s Comp., or Real Estate, or Divorce, or anything other than bankruptcy. We spend all of our time and effort to ensure that we maintain the highest level of skill in the practice of bankruptcy law. Isn’t that the kind of focus you want from your attorney?
- We practice ONLY in the Chicagoland area: Bankruptcy in the Chicagoland area is all we do. Every federal district has its own local rules. Every judge has his or her own standing orders. Every bankruptcy trustee has his or her own process. You want your attorneys to know these details inside and out. That’s difficult to do when you practice in multiple states, each with multiple federal districts, judges and trustees. We’re certainly not the biggest bankruptcy firm in the nation. We’re not the biggest firm in Chicago. This is, however, all we do and we do it very well.
- EXPERIENCE COUNTS!: Every attorney at Ledford & Wu has multiple years of experience in practicing bankruptcy. Nobody is fresh out of law school; nobody does bankruptcy on the side and nobody has come to us after failing in some other area of law. All of our attorneys practice bankruptcy exclusively because this is what we want to do and we are exceptionally good at it.
- Certification Counts: Two of our attorneys, Xiaoming Wu and George Vogl, have been certified in consumer bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification*, which is accredited by the American Bar Association and sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute. The certification is recognized by federal law. Only four practicing attorneys total in the Chicagoland area have achieved certification and we have two of them.
- Convenient Office Locations: There is no reason for you to go downtown to hire a quality attorney. We currently maintain nine offices in and around Chicago for your convenience. Help should never be too far from home and we make sure it is not.
- Convenient Hours: While Congress may not want to believe it, we know that most of you work hard for a living. That’s why we make sure that our offices are open during the day, into the evening and on Saturdays. We can find time to meet when it’s convenient for you, not just when it’s convenient for us.
- Easy Access to an Attorney: Once you retain Ledford & Wu, you will be able to get your questions answered and problems addressed on your schedule by one of our experienced attorneys. Many of our competitors collar you with designated calling hours or let paralegals answer your questions. Not us. In addition, you will have the direct email address of your attorney for even more access. You deserve such access when you hire an attorney to assist you.
*The American Board of Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association and sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America, Federal law recognizes board certification in bankruptcy. The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and the certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
