Society & Culture in the US

I think it’s finally gotten to the point where I need professional help, I owe - let’s just say a lot, maybe in the neighborhood of sixty or seventy thousand dollars on credit cards. The pressure of the monthly payments is killing me: I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, and I feel like I’m in a situation where filing for personal bankruptcy is eminent. It’s gotten so bad that I’m actually using one credit card to pay another credit card bill, before long my debt will have to be calculated by NASA. I’ve thought of turning to a credit counseling bureau, but how do I know which ones are credible? I’ve heard horror stories of people being ripped of by organizations that advertised about being there to help. I’m not crazy about the idea of ruining my credit rating for the foreseeable future, but I don’t know what else to do. Maybe a meeting with a lawyer will give me a better idea of where I stand, maybe I’m not in quite as deep as I think I am and a qualified lawyer will tell me how to go about this without having to file and without losing my shirt. The only problem with that plan is finding a lawyer I think I can trust.