Claims

No Statutory Fees for Standing Chapter 13 Trustees if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

With no circuit authority, lower courts are split on the fate of standing trustees’ fees when a chapter 13 case is dismissed before confirmation.

Counsel Must Eat Filing Fees in ‘No-Money-Down’ Chapter 13s

Lawyers can’t be reimbursed for advancing filing fees through fee applications or ‘no-look’ fees.

Previously Listing Property as a Principal Residence Didn’t Preclude a Later Cramdown

Limited knowledge of English and ‘nuances’ in legal terms saved debtor from a fatal admission.