Eighth Circuit BAP Approves the Amount of Bifurcated Fees Paid After Filing
Courts are continuing to grapple with bifurcated fee arrangements allowing chapter 7 debtors to pay the entire fee after filing.
Court:
Standards Laid Down for Bifurcated Fee Arrangement in the Southern District of Florida
Local or state bar groups should work up standard-form retainer agreements and disclosures to facilitate bifurcated fee arrangements.
Acevedo Doesn’t Bar Compensation for Services Before Entry of a Retention Order
So long as there was no delay in filing the retention application, Judge Tighe identified statutory and practical reasons for allowing compensation for services rendered before entry of a retention order.
Judge Cuts Fees in Church Bankruptcy Case over Violation of Court Orders
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National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges: Now that You’re Employed, Here’s How to Avoid Stubbing Your Ethical Toe
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Failed Manhattan Firm’s Top Lawyer Allegedly Short $17 Million in Client Funds
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Circuit and District Court Splits on Important Bankruptcy Issues with Bill Rochelle
Circuits Are Now Split on the Constitutionality of the 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees
The Second Circuit split with the Fourth and Fifth Circuits by holding that the increase in fees for the U.S. Trustee system was unconstitutional because it was not imposed simultaneously in the two states with bankruptcy administrators.
Court:
Sears Proposal to Raise Adviser Fees Rejected by Bankruptcy Judge
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