First National Bank of Chicago v. Committee of Creditors Holding Unsecured Claims (In Re Powerine Oil Co.)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge:
This appeal is concerned with the fixing of attorney fees, a most sensitive and difficult area of effort frequently involving bankruptcy judges. 1
The “Bank Group,” secured creditors, appeals from the bankruptcy court’s order awarding fees of $64,298.25 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 330 to the attorneys for the Committee of Creditors Holding Unsecured Claims (Creditors’ Committee). The Bank Group contends that the law firm’s hourly rates were excessive, and that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion by awarding the law firm an amount that was 50 percent over its…
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