Schott v. Montgomery (In Re Aldar Investments, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DOUGLAS D. DODD, Bankruptcy Judge.

Trustee Martin A. Schott has moved for summary judgment challenging the validity and extent of several attorney’s fee liens on settlement proceeds belonging to the bankruptcy estate of debtor Aldar Investments, Inc. (“Aldar”). Defendant J. Marvin Montgomery (“Montgomery”) also seeks summary judgment recognizing a privilege in his favor on the same funds for fees owed him for representing Aldar in the lawsuit that ended in the settlement. The parties agree that Louisiana Revised Statute 37:218 governs the validity, priority and extent of the…