Professional Compensation/Fees

Fee Application After Completion of Plan Payments Comes Too Late

Fees awarded after discharge are wiped out like everything else.

Indenture Trustee’s Counsel Fees Are Measured by a Different Standard

Indenture trustee’s fees to defend fees are compensable despite Baker Botts.

A Penny for Your Thoughts: Insights into the Professional Retention and Compensation Process

Paying a Retainer by Credit Card Does Not by Itself Violate Section 526(a)(4)

Judge ok’s scheme sticking a credit card lender with the retainer for the debtor’s lawyer.

The Risky World of § 110 and Bankruptcy Petition Preparers

April 2017

Show Me the Money! The ABC’s of Getting Paid Your Attorney’s Fees

Hot Topics in Chapter 13 (Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar 2017)

Litigation Funding Could Be Champertous in Some States

Financing litigation is champertous if the lender exercises control.

Paying Fees from Retainers Doesn’t Require Adequate Protection for Lenders

Judge Erik Kimball explains why retainers are free of lenders’ liens.