Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Ohio

filing a pro se civil case

i recently filed for bankruptcy and it is due to be discharged june 2006. my lawyer also suggested i file a case to have my student loans discharged becuase of extreme financial hardship. i am disabled and i am caring for two children, one also physically disabled and one with a learning disability. my only income is from disability . my bankruptcy attorney says that i have a strong case based on extreme hardship.i want to file, but i cant afford the attorney fees. legal aid wont take it. im thinking of filing pro se, asking for a fee waiver and going it alone. what are your suggestions?


Asked on 6/13/06, 9:22 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Eileen Joyce Baughman & Joyce LLC

Re: filing a pro se civil case

Contact the law clinics at one of the local law schools. Case Western Reserve University has a law clinic and I believe that Cleveland Marshall School of Law (Cleveland State University) also has a clinic. Law school clinics are similar to legal aid in that the provide representation based on financial need. One of them may be able to assis you.

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Answered on 6/13/06, 11:24 am


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