Administrative Expense Claims

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Apr 2011

Paying a Post-Petition Retainer Without Advance Approval Was Ok

Approving a retainer after the fact was a sensible exercise of the court’s discretion when the new lawyer’s services were necessary to avoid dismissal of the Subchapter V case.

WARN Act Damages of $15,100 Per Worker Are Section 507(a)(4) Priority Claims

A chapter 11 debtor may be saddled with smaller WARN Act claims by imposing mass layoffs after filing.

The Case for Standing Chapter 13 Trustee Fee Retention in Pre-Confirmation Dismissals

Aug 2025

Subchapter V Might Not Be So Bad: Subchapter V Tools from a Secured Creditor’s Perspective

July 2025

A Chapter 11 Debtor May Sometimes Prosecute an Appeal After Conversion to Chapter 7

After conversion, the debtor was entitled to prosecute an appeal at the debtor’s expense when the appeal involved the debtor’s personal liability.

Giving Effect to BAPCPA’s Back-Pay Administrative-Expense Provision

June 2025

For an Individual Chapter 11 Debtor, the Usual Retention Rules Don’t Always Apply

When retention benefits the chapter 11 debtor individually but not the estate, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Bradley believes that compensation is not subject to approval under Section 330.

Key Considerations for Attorneys Representing Landlords Dealing with a Commercial Tenant’s Bankruptcy

Jan 2025

No Need for Chapter 11 Sub V Trustees

UST should provide data on the fees charged by sub V trustees and what they did for the case to justify their needless fee Business Shmuel Klein SHMUEL.KLEIN@VERIZON.NET law office of shmuel klein