Legal Opinion
In Re Larry T. & Cynthia J. Martin D/B/A a & W Drive-In Restaurant & Martin's Exxon, Debtors. Appeal of Larry T. & Cynthia J. Martin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 17, 1987No. 86-1764PublishedCited by 231 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This case deals with the right of a lawyer, preliminary to submitting a client's petition under chapter 11 of the 1978 Bankruptcy Code (Code), to take security for the payment of attorneys’ fees to be incurred while representing the client in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings. It likewise inevitably deals with the propriety of such an act. Apropos of the central point at issue, directly pertinent precedent ranges from slim to none. So, we write on what amounts to a clean slate.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts relevant to this matter are not now in serious dispute. They…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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