Ethics And Professional Compensation Committee
Committees
Debtor’s counsel must be a “disinterested person” pursuant to § 327(a) of the Bankruptcy Code for a court to approve its retention or to award debtor’s counsel compensation for its services.[1] As defined in the Bankruptcy Code, a disinterested person means, among other things, a person who is not a creditor of the debtor on the petiti
Recently, in In re Dynamic Drywall,[1] the U.S.
At the December 2016 Winter Leadership Conference, we joined with the Young and New Members Committee to present a panel discussion entitled “Ethical Issues that Arise When Supervising Attorneys Work wit
A debtor cannot recover sanctions or attorneys’ fees under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k) when the debtor admits to having suffered no actual damages and the filing of a motion for sanctions was not necessary to remedy a stay violation.[1] Denying the debtor’s motion for sanctions, the U.S.
On Aug. 30, 2016, in Roberts Broadcasting v. McKitrick,[1] the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Eastern Division) decided that a legal malpractice claim against bankruptcy counsel based on services rendered in the bankruptcy case “arises in” a case under the Bankruptcy Code.
Electronic signature software, such as DocuSign, is increasingly accepted in commercial transactions as an enforceable means of signing contracts and other agreements. However, in a recent decision by the U.S.
Recently, in In re Frantz,[1] the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho affirmed the bankruptcy court’s assessment of $49,477.46 in sanctions against the debtors and their attorney for improper litigation tactics.
On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an order[1] to reduce a chapter 13 debtor’s attorney’s fee application by more than 70 percent.
On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a 51-page opinion resolving its Order Setting Show Cause Hearing (the “show cause order”) in the chapter 13 case of Netoche Brigham Fair (the debtor, or “Ms.
Ms. B. Summer Chandler
Co-Chair
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
(404) 307-2754
Co-Chair
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
(404) 307-2754
Ms. Sarah Primrose
Co-Chair
King & Spalding LLP
Atlanta, GA
(404) 572-2734
Co-Chair
King & Spalding LLP
Atlanta, GA
(404) 572-2734
Ms. Daniela Mondragon
Communications Manager
Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX
(713) 469-3622
Communications Manager
Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX
(713) 469-3622
Mr. Adam D. Herring
Education Director
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Atlanta, GA
(404) 322-6143
Education Director
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Atlanta, GA
(404) 322-6143
Ms. Leanne McKnight Prendergast
Membership Relations Director
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Jacksonville, FL
(904) 479-6612
Membership Relations Director
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Jacksonville, FL
(904) 479-6612
Ms. Hayley J. Franklin
Newsletter Editor
Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 571-8414
Newsletter Editor
Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 571-8414