In Re Glimcher

OPINION RE: TURNOVER OF RETAINERS

RANDOLPH J. HAINES, Bankruptcy Judge.

The threshold issue here, and perhaps the only issue, is when does a retainer become the attorney’s money instead of the client’s. This matter comes before the Court on the Chapter 7 1 Trustee’s Motion to Compel Turnover, and the response filed by Jennings, Strouss, & Salmon, P.L.C. (“JSS”). The Trustee has requested an order from the Court compelling turnover of the pre-petition retainers paid to both JSS and also the pre-petition retainer paid to Wright Tax Solutions (“Wright” or “Wright Tax Solutions”).

Based on the…