Legal Opinion
In re Singson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 29, 1994No. 94-2466PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
When the Singsons filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Chief Judge Clevert appointed Douglas F. Mann as trustee, with power to act as his own attorney. Mann later asked the judge to approve the engagement of Ludwig & Shlimovitz, s.c. (L & S) as special counsel for the purpose of opposing the Sing-sons’ attempt to exclude pension assets from the estate. The bankruptcy judge approved this application, which L & S drafted for his signature. Both L & S and Mann treated this order as authorizing L & S to act as general counsel for the estate. On learning that L & S had billed…
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