Please bring as much as possible of the following paperwork with you to your first appointment:
- Your recent bills, collection letters, mortgage statements, car loan or lease billing statements, tax notices
- Any court papers if someone is suing you or if you are suing someone else
- If your wages are being garnished, please try to get the garnishment order from your payroll office.
- If you have a car loan, please bring in your purchase contract, if you can find it
- As many of your paycheck stubs or evidence of income (like Social Security and pension benefits) as you can find from the last 7 months
- As many of your bank statements as you can find from the last 7 months
- Bring your Social Security card if you can find it and a current drivers license, passport, or other government photo ID card
- If you run your own business, try to bring in a Profit & Loss Statement for last year and as much information as possible about your current business income and expenses. Bring a copy of your contracts if you have equipment leases or purchases or are leasing your company offices.
If you cannot find all of these papers, do not be worried. Just bring in as much as you can find.
(c) 2006 Gold and Hammes, Attorneys
