Legal Opinion
In Re: Fernando R. Alvarez, Debtor. Johnson, Blakely, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, P.A. v. Fernando R. Alvarez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 2000No. 99-12918PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Chief Judge:
Fernando Alvarez appeals from the district court’s order reversing an order of the bankruptcy court. His appeal raises the question of whether his legal malpractice cause of action, relating to the filing of his petition for bankruptcy, is property belonging to him as an individual or is property of his bankruptcy estate. We conclude that the malpractice claim is property of Alvarez’s bankruptcy estate, and accordingly, we affirm the order of the district court.
I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Fernando Alvarez filed a complaint against the law firm of Johnson, Blakely,…
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