Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Milwaukee Engraving Company, Incorporated, Debtor. Appeal of Ira Bodenstein, United States Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 2000No. 99-3738PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
When Milwaukee Engraving Co. entered bankruptcy, it was represented by Maier Mcllnay & Kerkman, Ltd. (mmk). Section 327(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 327(a), permits a trustee or debtor in possession to “employ one or more attorneys ... that do not hold or represent an interest adverse to the estate, and that are disinterested persons”. Milwaukee Engraving filed an application seeking to use mmk’s services in the bankruptcy proceeding. An accompanying affidavit asserted that mmk was disinterested but revealed that mmk represented Black Hawk Label, Inc.,…
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