Legal Opinion
In Re Shah International, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 16, 1988No. 14-27449PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED DECISION
RUSSELL A. EISENBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.
Shortly after involuntary petitions in bankruptcy (all Chapter 7) were filed against these five debtors, but prior to the entry of any order for relief, the five debtors, which have the same principal shareholder, retained the same law firm. Since no cash was available for a retainer, the law firm took a real estate mortgage from one of the debtors, and another real estate mortgage from another debtor, to secure the legal fees of all five debtors in a total sum not to exceed $80,000.00. The debtors’ legal counsel agreed to accept…
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