In Re Edward R. Fitzsimmons, Debtor. Edward R. Fitzsimmons v. Edward M. Walsh, Trustee, and Official Creditors' Committee

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Edward M. Walsh, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Edward R. FitzSimmons, appeals from a decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panels of the Ninth Circuit.

Edward FitzSimmons is an attorney who operates as a sole proprietorship a law practice known as “Law Offices of Edward R. FitzSimmons.” The practice employs other attorneys, along with various other staff members. In July of 1980, FitzSimmons filed a voluntary petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§…