Legal Opinion
In Re Pearson
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 4, 1993No. 13-16820PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOAN N. FEENEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Court has before it the Interim Application and Itemized Disclosure of Harvey S. Shapiro Respecting the Allowance or Payment of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses to Counsel to Debtors. This case presents the following issue: What is reasonable compensation for a debtor’s attorney in a Chapter 13 case? As in many jurisdictions, there are “customs” that govern the amount and method of payment of fees for debtors’ counsel in the Eastern Division of the District of Massachusetts. See generally II Keith M. Lun-din, Chapter 13…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Nobelman v. American Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Harman v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- In Re Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor v. Ralph J. Moore, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,798 in Re Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor v. Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, P.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by3 opinions
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