Legal Opinion
In Re William L. Prince, Debtor. Electro-Wire Products, Inc. v. Sirote & Permutt, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1994No. 93-7073PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal addresses whether a law firm’s prior representations and continuing connections to a bankruptcy debtor and to other parties in interest causes a conflict of interest which prejudices or harms the debtor’s estate to the extent that the firm should be denied fees for its bankruptcy representation of the debtor. We hold that under the peculiar facts of this case it does.
I. BACKGROUND
In August of 1986, the law firm of Sirote & Permutt, P.C. (“Sirote”) began representing William L. Prince (“Prince”) and Clara Inez Prince (“Mrs. Prince”) in an estate planning…
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