Legal Opinion
Albert Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & Associates Law Offices of Melvin James Kaplan and Zalutsky & Pinski, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 17, 2003No. 03-1303PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Three debtors in bankruptcy hired lawyers before filing their petitions. Each agreed to a retainer that would cover the legal services entailed in preparing and prosecuting the proceedings. Unlike most retainers, however, these were to be paid over time — some installments before the petition was filed, others thereafter. The lawyers performed as promised: all three debtors received their discharges, and the cases were closed. When the lawyers continued to collect the unpaid installments, the three debtors (with the assistance of new counsel) commenced adversary…
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