Legal Opinion
Little
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided January 4, 2013No. BAP No. MW 12-029; Bankruptcy No. 10-45408-HJBPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAINES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Attorney Philip M. Stone appeals the bankruptcy court’s order limiting the fees to be allowed in connection with his representation of chapter 131 debtors, Kevin W. Little and Melissa A. Little. We AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
The Littles hired Stone to represent them in bankruptcy. They agreed to pay him $2,500.00 for preparing and filing their petition, schedules, statements, and a chapter 13 plan. The parties agreed that additional services would be billed at Stone’s hourly rate.
Stone filed the Littles’ chapter 13 petition and, in due course, he filed their schedules,…
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