Ross H. Briggs v. John v. LaBarge, Jr.

[UNPUBLISHED]

Attorney Ross H. Briggs appeals a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) decision affirming an order from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. 1 In the order, the court sanctioned Briggs by ordering him to disgorge fees he received for services as bankruptcy counsel for Chapter 13 debtor James McGregory. The court found Briggs had labored under a conflict of interest when he served as counsel to McGregory while also serving as a mortgage consultant for a lender and earning compensation from the lender by assisting in the refinancing of a mortgage…