White v. Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C. (In re Pawlak)

MEMORANDUM DECISION

THOMAS S. UTSCHIG, Bankruptcy Judge.

This adversary proceeding was filed on February 29, 2012. In it, the chapter 7 trustee seeks to recover $50,000.00 the defendant received as compensation for legal services. The trustee contends that the payment can be avoided as a fraudulent transfer. The defendant denies this and filed a motion to dismiss on March 23, 2012. The initial pretrial conference occurred on April 26, 2012. The parties submitted a joint pre-trial statement and agreed that the motion to dismiss would be heard in conjunction with the trustee’s competing motion…