Congress, in its wisdom, requires lawyers to tell potential clients that they (the clients) don't need an attorney to file bankruptcy. That is true; anyone can represent him or herself in any court in the nation. Making that statement, however, doesn't answer the question SHOULD you do it yourself.
Bankruptcy is a very technical area of the law. It's not an area that attorneys dabble in. They either are in it virtually full time or they don't touch it. And these are people who went to law school and have practiced law for years. Knowing that, the question I would ask is, why would anyone try to do it themselves when what they are talking about is their financial future? In the old days (pre-BAPCPA), if a bankruptcy got dismissed, it could be refiled, usually without penalty. So if someone tried a do it yourself bankruptcy and screwed things up, they could find an attorney the next time around. Now there are serious penalties that attach to second and third filings. If you mess up the first one, there might not be a second one.
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