In re Gourlay

OPINION AND ORDER AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT

STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III, District Judge.

The matter before the Court is an appeal from a bankruptcy court decision. The appeal concerns the attorney-fee agreement that the debtor, Robert Gour-*858lay, signed with Fregó & Associates (“Fre-gó”) before he filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court determined that the pre-petition fee agreement was a dischargeable debt under 11 U.S.C. § 727, and canceled the agreement pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 329 to the extent it required Gourlay to pay make payments post-petition. On appeal, Fregó concedes…