DIP Counsel’s Right to Compensation Ends Immediately on a Trustee’s Appointment
Appealing an order appointing a chapter 11 trustee does not entitle the DIP’s counsel to compensation pending appeal, Judge Klein says.
A Two-Year Delay in Filing a Retention Application Resulted in Denial of Fees
Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Judge Gregory Taddonio says that lawyers must search in PACER before signing up a new client.
Your Law Business vs. Your Law Practice
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Subchapter V Lightning Rounds and Rods
Two Circuits Now Require Refunds for Overpayment of U.S. Trustee Fees
The Second Circuit essentially reissued its original decision from last year by again requiring the U.S. Trustee to refund the overpayment of unconstitutional fees.
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Service and Due Process in the Age of Technology
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Harris Expanded to Bar Paying Debtor’s Counsel After Conversion from ‘13’
Harris v. Viegelahn bars any payment by a chapter 13 trustee after conversion, not just payments to creditors, Judge LaShonda Hunt says.