Legal Opinion
In Re: John Fickling, Debtor. John Fickling, Debtor-Appellee v. Flower, Medalie & Markowitz, Esqs.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 3, 2004No. 03-5018PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.
Appellant Flower, Medalie & Markowitz, Esqs. (“FMM”), a law firm that represented debtor-appellee John Fickling during his bankruptcy proceeding, seeks to recoup the fees it earned and expenses it incurred prior to the conversion of Fick-ling’s case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. Both the bankruptcy court and the district court concluded that such fees and expenses were properly discharged and therefore not recoverable from the debtor. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On October 23, 1992, Fickling filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code…
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