About Us
West Coast Bankruptcy Attorneys was formed to provide the best bankruptcy experience for a reasonable fee. We achieve that goal each and every day. We are a leading Bay Area provider of affordable bankruptcy services and are proud to be a San Jose bankruptcy attorneys. Ryan C. Wood was formerly a staff attorney for David Burchard, the Chapter 13 Trustee for the San Francisco and Santa Rosa Divisions of the United States Bankruptcy Court. There are few attorneys in the Bay Area with this experience.
Why Choose Us?
Quite simply we do provide you with the personal service you deserve for a reasonable fee and we are local bankruptcy attorneys. You will not meet with an inexperienced paralegal who should not be handing out legal advice. You will have direct email access to you bankruptcy attorney for questions you may have throughout the bankruptcy filing process. We will meet with you to review your bankruptcy petition page by page to make sure it is accurate. We answer our phones personally the old fashion way. This is the personal service we give our clients each and every day. Read More Testimonials
Who We Are?
West Coast Bankruptcy Attorneys has filed hundreds of bankruptcy cases under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Both partners have met with hundreds of residents of the Bay Area and discharged millions of dollars of debt, saved countless homes from foreclosure, eliminated under water second mortgages and equity lines of credit, saved cars from repossession, stopped wage garnishment to allow you to become debt free once and for all. We are committed to providing the best bankruptcy experience for a reasonable fee.
What We Are About?
Unlike many lawyers and bankruptcy attorneys in San Jose California we are not all about the money. Yes, we want to earn a good living, but we can do that and not charge high fees too. Are attorney fees are based upon the amount of work in your case. Each case is different, but for the most part you will find the personal service you receive from us is well worth the reasonable fees we charge. For chapter 7 bankruptcy cases we charge a flat fee to be paid (yes payments can be made) in full prior to the case being filed. In chapter 13 the total attorney fees to be paid will be based upon the “No-Look” fees as provided for in the Rights and Responsibility of Chapter 13 Debtors and Their Attorneys for the Northern District of California. This document provides a base fee plus additional fees depending upon your circumstances such as owning a home of having a vehicle loan. Every now and then in a chapter 13 case it is necessary to request an initial retainer the bill for time spent on behalf of clients at an hourly rate. This usually means there is something in the case that is out of the ordinary and not part of the standard retention agreement that is agreed to at the time of retention. Long story short that means your case is more complex or could involve litigation. You will always be informed about exactly why there is an additional cost prior to us performing the work and us incurring the fees. In hourly rate chapter 13 cases the Bankruptcy Court will have to approve the fees and expenses requested as well.
