- 11 U.S.C.
Berliner v. Pappalardo (In re Sullivan)
Mar
21
2012
Ruling
Bankruptcy court properly applied lodestar method to determine attorneys' fees in relatively uncomplicated case.
Procedural posture
Appellant debtors' bankruptcy attorney sought judicial review of the decision by the District Court for Massachusetts affirming a bankruptcy court's attorney fee award. The attorney asserted that the legal fees awarded for professional services rendered in the chapter 13 proceeding were too meager. He sought $8,173.36 more than the $3,684 retainer originally paid.
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