Chanda S. Carr

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY COVINGTON DIVISION IN RE CHANDA S. CARR CASE NO. 19-20873 DEBTOR CHAPTER 7 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON CHAPTER 7 FEE PRACTICES May an attorney limit the scope of their bankruptcy services to a prepetition analysis of a debtor’s bankruptcy options and filing the debtor’s skeletal chapter 7 petition? In short, if done properly, yes. Much has been written about attorneys’ attempts to “unbundle” services and “bifurcate” their fee arrangements in chapter 7 proceedings. By these efforts, counsel seek to avoid the result occasioned by…