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Why Chapter 7 Bifurcated Fee Agreements Are Problematic

June 2021

Bankruptcy Code
329
Topic Tags
Ethics
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy

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.

9th Circuit
California
California Central District

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

June 2021

Bankruptcy Code
101
503
Topic Tags
Professional Compensation/Fees
Covid19

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.

5th Circuit
Texas
Texas Southern District
Monday, March 29, 2021
Article Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Professional Compensation/Fees
Business Reorganization
Mass Torts
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Benchnotes May 2021

May 2021

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
330
503
706
1104
Topic Tags
Administrative Expense Claims
Asset Sales
Bankruptcy Litigation
Ethics
Fraud
Plan Confirmation
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy
Family/Divorce Issues

Trustees Don’t Need a Pecuniary Interest to Have Standing to Appeal, Fifth Circuit Says

Fee allowances aren’t made with the benefit of hindsight, the Fifth Circuit says.

5th Circuit
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Article Tags
Court Administration
Ethics
Fraud
Practice and Procedure
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy
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Reverse Contingencies Are Permissible in Bankruptcy Cases, Judge Olack Says

Compensation in a bankruptcy case can be based on savings to the estate, not only on cash recoveries by the estate.

5th Circuit
Mississippi
Mississippi Southern District

Courts Are Split on Whether Counsel Fees Are Considered in the Chapter 13 Best Interests Test

Deferred payments to unsecured creditors in a chapter 13 plan must equal the present value of the distributions required by the best interests test, Judge Halfenger says.

7th Circuit
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Eastern District
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