Jess v. Carey (In Re Jess)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAGAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Chapter 7 Trustee sought turnover of a portion of a contingency fee payment attributable to prepetition work performed by the Debtor, an attorney. The bankruptcy court granted the request and the Debtor appeals. We conclude that a portion of the fee earned prior to the Debtor’s filing is an asset of the chapter 7 estate and AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
On June 23, 1994, Paul Clayton Jess (“Jess”) filed a petition for relief under chapter 11, 1 in propria persona. Prior to the filing he entered into a contingent fee agreement in the “Klouds-Paeey litigation.” Following…
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