Attorney Fee Bifurcation

Attorney Fee Bifurcation

A bifurcated fee arrangement involves splitting the consumer chapter 7 engagement into pre-petition and post-petition fee arrangements that require little or no money down for the work required to finish the case. In several jurisdictions across the nation, however, bifurcated fee arrangements in chapter 7 cases are being challenged. This panel reviews the complex issues related to these fee arrangements.

 

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