Legal Opinion
Thomas Holstein v. Kevin Brill
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 1993No. 92-1670PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Two bankruptcy lawyers have landed in bankruptcy themselves, owing each other money. Thomas Holstein owes Kevin Brill more than $11,000 as wages for services performed while Brill was his employee; Brill owes Holstein more than $7,000 in fees for cases referred after the employment ended.
On March 30, 1984, Holstein filed a petition under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Creditors had until August 2, 1984, to make claims. One day late, Brill filed a proof of claim for $11,475 in unpaid wages. On August 9 the bankruptcy court converted Holstein’s case to Chapter 11…
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