A Two-Year Delay in Filing a Retention Application Resulted in Denial of Fees
Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Judge Gregory Taddonio says that lawyers must search in PACER before signing up a new client.
Ethics and Our Personal Health: Where Worlds Collide
Ethics and Our Personal Health: Where Worlds Collide By Laura Day DelCotto In this profession, words matter. Our ethics rules remind us repeatedly of our obligations around civility and professionalism, including our need to encourage public support and confidence in
‘Results Obtained’ Can Justify Cutting Fees by 50%, Sixth Circuit Says
In fee allowances, considering ‘results obtained’ survived the 1994 amendments to Section 330(a).
Ninth Circuit Invited to Sit En Banc Regarding Dischargeability of Disciplinary Costs
The Ninth Circuit again questions the Supreme Court’s ‘atextual’ analysis of Section 523(a)(7).
Lender Defaulted on the Merits for ‘Prolonged, Extraordinary’ Discovery Violations
Despite contrary Second Circuit dicta, retiring Judge Robert Drain certified a nationwide class in a suit for violation of the discharge injunction.