Legal Opinion
Shapiro Buchman LLP v. Gore Bros. (In Re Monument Auto Detail, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1998No. BAP No. NC-98-1268-RRYJU, Bankruptcy No. 97-49353-TTPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUSSELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor’s counsel appeals the bankruptcy court’s order denying attorneys’ fees and costs incurred during the chapter 11 2 phase of the bankruptcy case, disallowing a portion of the fees and costs incurred post-conversion, and ordering disgorgement of the majority of its retainer to the chapter 7 trustee. We AFFIRM.
I. FACTS
Monument Auto Detail, Inc. (“Monument”) filed a voluntary chapter 11 petition on September 24, 1997. The law firm of appellant Shapiro Buchman LLP (the “Firm”) signed the petition as counsel for the debtor in possession. Monument filed its…
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