Ethics

Local or state bar groups should work up standard-form retainer agreements and disclosures to facilitate bifurcated fee arrangements.

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

Another court strains to explain why costs incurred by disciplinary authorities were not in compensation for “actual pecuniary loss.”

A contested matter in bankruptcy court isn’t a ‘civil action’ allowing the debtor to recover attorneys’ fees from the U.S. Trustee under the Equal Access to Justice Act.

The record as a whole and the likelihood of further abuse justify a pre-filing injunction.

Atlanta judge gave the benefit of the doubt to the debtor on a discharge violation, but limited damages to the recovery of attorneys’ fees.

The Ninth Circuit rules that Taggart raised a ‘significantly high hurdle’ before holding a creditor in contempt of the discharge injunction.