Legal Opinion
deBenedictis v. Brady-Zell (In Re Brady-Zell)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 25, 2014No. 13-9014PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Faced with the grim prospect of a crumbling marriage, Karen A. Brady-Zell (the debtor) engaged Danielle E. deBenedictis (the attorney) to act as her counsel. The debtor paid the attorney an up-front retainer of $25,000. After the representation ended, the attorney billed the debtor for additional fees and expenses of roughly $62,000. The debtor balked, and the attorney filed a state-court collection action.
The debtor then petitioned for bankruptcy protection, effectively staying the pending state-court action. See 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). She listed the balance due to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,787 in Re John E. Tully, Debtor. Henry J. Boroff, Trustee in Bankruptcy of John E. Tully v. John E. TullyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Palmacci v. UmpierrezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- McCrory v. Spigel (In Re Spigel)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Lawton v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- United States v. RomainCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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