Professional Compensation/Fees

On Dismissal of a ‘13,’ Barton May (or May Not) Bar Garnishments

Section 1326(a)(2) by itself does not bar garnishment of funds held by a trustee on dismissal before confirmation.

Another Circuit Upholds the 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

Dissenters in the Fourth and Fifth Circuits evidently believe that the dual U.S. Trustee/Bankruptcy Administrator system is unconstitutional.

Judicial Roundtable: Table Topics

Business Bankruptcy Legal Update

Why Chapter 7 Bifurcated Fee Agreements Are Problematic

June 2021

A District Court Rules that the U.S. Trustee Fee Increase Isn’t Retroactive

California district judge sides with the dissenter in the Fifth Circuit in saying that the parallel systems of U.S. Trustees and Bankruptcy Administrators violates the Bankruptcy Clause of the Constitution.

KEIP-ing Key Employees Motivated in a COVID-19 World

June 2021

Judge Isgur Knocks Down a Special Counsel’s Fees for ‘Unprofessional’ Conduct

Incivility may be acceptable in matrimonial matters, but not when the lawyer represents a debtor.