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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.
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