Legal Opinion
Ostrander v. Van Dam (In re Mateer)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 30, 2016No. Case No. 12-42718-CJP; Adversary Proceeding No. 16-04020-CJPPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
Christopher J. Panos, United States Bankruptcy Judge
Defendants Michael Van Dam, Esq. and Van Dam Law LLP (together, “Van Dam”) move to dismiss the complaint filed by the chapter 7 trustee, David W. Ostrander (the “Trustee”), for failure to state a claim. The Trustee asserts that Van Dam committed malpractice by failing to record a declaration of homestead for debtor Robert Ma-teer, Jr.’s real property before filing his bankruptcy case and, later, by failing to dismiss Mr. Mateer’s chapter 13 case in-stead of converting it to chapter 7, For the reasons set forth below,…
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