Legal Opinion
In Re Egwim
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 31, 2003No. 16-65153PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PAUL W. BONAPFEL, Bankruptcy Judge.
This Opinion considers three issues with regard to a lawyer’s responsibilities in representing an individual in a chapter 7 case:
1. May a lawyer limit the scope of representation of a chapter 7 debtor by excluding certain matters?
2. Regardless of the arrangements between the debtor and the lawyer, what are the lawyer’s duties until the Court grants permission to withdraw?
8. Under what circumstances does the Court grant leave to withdraw when the reason is the debtor’s payment of attorney’s fees?
Because it is important that lawyers…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- In Re CastorenaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2001
- Kriegsman v. KriegsmanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- State v. WeinerOhio Supreme Court · 1974
- In Re BancroftUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · 1997
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- FDS National Bank v. Alam (In Re Alam)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2004
- In Re LaFranceUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
- In re OrtizUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2013
- In re SlabbinckUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2012
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