Rochelle's Daily Wire

Special counsel unfamiliar with bankruptcy procedures weren’t excused from the requirement to file a final fee application by the deadline.

Being seen at bar events in the company of those who appear in court doesn’t show judicial bias.

The Ninth Circuit BAP explained the differences between contempt under Rule 9011, Section 105(a) and inherent authority.

Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.

Undisclosed representation of the debtor’s principal resulted in denial of all compensation sought by counsel for the corporate debtor.

Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.

Submitting a retention order with the wrong word resulted in a pivotal issue on appeal.

The district court opinion affirms the notion that bankruptcy courts have ‘core’ power without a jury to adjudicate claims of attorney misconduct.

Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court decided that a local rule did not bar bifurcated fee arrangements altogether.

No more informal ‘no-look’ fees in the courtroom of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman.