Lynn Beth Baum

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION In re: Case No. 22-40755 LYNN BETH BAUM, Chapter 13 Debtor. Judge Thomas J. Tucker _________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISQUALIFY DEBTOR’S COUNSEL A. Introduction In this Chapter 13 case, the Debtor’s attorney is also a pre-petition creditor, holding a claim for attorney fees that is potentially very large, but that is entirely unliquidated and in part contingent. The fees were incurred in representing the Debtor in several years of state court litigation that is not yet…