In Re Jackson

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROBERT G. MAYER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue before the court is the reasonable amount of attorney’s fees incurred by a creditor in pre-petition litigation with the debtor. Navy Federal Credit Union filed a proof of claim for $212,108.30 which in- eluded $149,000 for pre-petition attorney’s fees and expenses. The debtors objected, asserting that the amount of fees and expenses was unreasonable.

The Second Deed of Trust Note

This case concerns one of the debtors’ six loans with the credit union, 1 a note fully secured by a second deed of trust on the debtors’ home. 2 The loan…