Legal Opinion

Goldberg v. New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 8, 1991No. 90-5757PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This dispute in bankruptcy concerns whether one or both parties is entitled to proceeds from an Attorney Trust Account. Debtor Harvey Goldberg was a New Jersey attorney who misappropriated money entrusted to him by his clients. The New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection 1 and Chicago Title Insurance Company each claimed all or part of the remaining balance in Goldberg’s Attorney Trust Account for reimbursements made to cover the losses suffered by Goldberg’s clients. The district court held that the Client Protection Fund should be the sole…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Universal Minerals, Inc. v. C. A. Hughes & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  2. Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,935 Vance L. Ragsdale v. John Frederick Haller AKA Fred HallerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. Nicholas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company v. Universal Insurance Company, Hector Manuel Rodriguez-Estrada, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company v. Universal Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company v. Universal Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  5. Schwalbe v. Gans (In Re Gans)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1987

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. Local 560 (i.b.t.), Nominal (Intervenor), in No. 91-5440, and Michael Sciarra Joseph Sheridan, Michael Sciarra, in No. 91-5441Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  2. In the Matter of Resyn Corporation. Resyn Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  3. Windsor v. Librandi (In Re Librandi)District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. In Re Kulzer Roofing, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Berger, Shapiro & Davis, P.A. v. Haeling (In Re Foos)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995

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