In Re Rhoten
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
An application for attorney’s fees was filed in this Chapter 7 case by Margaret Behm, attorney for the debtors. The trustee objected to the application claiming that much of the work performed by debtors’ counsel involved litigation against the estate or defense of the debtor individually and was not compensable from the estate. Subsequently, the applicant revised the fee application to provide a helpful categorization of services rendered. After reviewing the revised application, this court finds that compensation from the estate will be allowed…
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