Several bankruptcy lawyers said the situation was a little unusual.

Bankruptcy lawyers around the country say that many of their clients tell similar stories.

Michael Mills, a former bankruptcy lawyer, has been at the head of that effort.

Some bankruptcy lawyers have already noticed an increase in clients.

"Don't believe anything a bankruptcy lawyer tells you," he said.

After graduating in law, he began practicing as a bankruptcy lawyer.

However, it could make that action less routine, some bankruptcy lawyers contend.

But there is a complicated set of conditions that must be met to win approval, bankruptcy lawyers said.

Corporate bankruptcy lawyers focus most often on two major chapters of the code.

Now the economic downturn has created a boom for bankruptcy lawyers.