Barry Properties, Inc. v. Blanton & McCleary

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

Blanton and McCleary, appellee, former legal counsel to Barry Properties, Inc., appellant, obtained a judgment by confession against appellant in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The judgment, in the amount of $31,384.91, with interest, for past due legal fees for legal services performed on behalf of appellant, was recorded in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.

After the confessed judgment had been entered against it, appellant sought protection pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Appellee filed claims as both a judgment creditor and as…