Ethics and Professional Compensation

Uncommon and Controversial, Are Post-Petition Retainers Authorized Under the Bankruptcy Code?

Bankruptcy courts have not always favored post-petition retainers to debtor’s counsel. [1] But does the Bankruptcy Code prohibit them? That is exactly the question Judge David D. Cleary answered in In re Golden Fleece Beverages Inc., in which he held that the Code indeed supports post-petition retainers. [2]

Fifth Circuit Clarifies Scope of Permissible Compensation of Estate Professionals Under 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)

On January 14, 2022, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit in In the Matter of Sharon Sylvester (Sylvester vs Chaffe McCall LLP) held that a trustee’s attorney is entitled to compensation under Bankruptcy Code § 330(a) “only for services requiring legal expertise that a trustee would not generally be expected to perform without an attorney’s assistance.” [1]

Ethics and Professional Compensation

Uncommon and Controversial, Are Post-Petition Retainers Authorized Under the Bankruptcy Code?

Fifth Circuit Clarifies Scope of Permissible Compensation of Estate Professionals Under 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)

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Ethics and Professional Compensation September 2020

Ethics and Professional Compensation Committee (Special COVID-19 Edition)

Ethics and Professional Compensation March 2020

Social Butterflies Beware: Ethical Issues Relating to the Use of Social Media

Ethics and Professional Compensation August 2019