Legal Opinion
In Re Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 27, 2000No. 19-12663PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AWARDING FEE TO SNYDER, WEINER, WELTCHEK, VOGELSTEIN, & BROWN, AS SPECIAL LITIGATION COUNSEL TO THE CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE
E. STEPHEN DERBY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Issue Presented
Is a deal a deal when the deal is an attorney’s contingent fee agreement with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee that hit a home run? The court concludes on the facts of this case that the answer is yes; and payment to special counsel based on a 40% contingent fee for an extraordinary recovery by the bankruptcy estate will be approved.
The law firm of Snyder, Weiner, Welt-chek, Vogelstein & Brown (“Snyder,…
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