In Re Aztec Co.

MEMORANDUM

KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue is whether debtor’s counsel’s fee application should be reduced for intra-office conferences, attendance by two attorneys at the same court hearings, and other “duplications” of effort. Because counsel’s voluntary five percent reduction adequately compensates for any unreasonable or unnecessary “duplicative” billing, the fee application is approved.

I

The debtor filed Chapter 11 on August 24, 1988. Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin was authorized to represent the debtor. The debtor owns and operates an apartment complex.

The debtor filed…