In a 2017 study on race and bankruptcy co-authored by Professor Bob Lawless, roughly 60% of attorneys surveyed believed that white households filed Chapter 13 more than Black filers. In reality, Black filers were more likely to file Chapter 13.
“So it doesn’t surprise me that a lot of attorneys are resistant, and it doesn’t surprise me that this is what’s being heard,” said Lawless, in reference to a new study that has demonstrated a lack of knowledge and a lack of will to address issues of racial disparity among bankruptcy attorneys.
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