Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Bill K. Hargis and Marilyn E. Hargis, Debtors. Palmer & Palmer, P.C. v. United States Trustee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 27, 1989No. 89-1155PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Today we decide whether the district court properly upheld an order of a United States Bankruptcy Court requiring a law firm to disgorge and pay into the registry of the court money paid by the debtor to the law firm for services rendered.

Facts

Palmer & Palmer, P.C. began representing Mr. and Mrs. Hargis in 1981, continuing to represent them in various matters for the next six years. Mr. and Mrs. Har-gis fell behind on their payments to Palmer, and in 1983 Palmer secured a lien on certain of Mr. and Mrs. Hargis’ art work for payment of the outstanding bill. Thereafter, Mr.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Coco v. Eli Haddad Corp. (In Re Coco)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
In Re MJ Sales & Distributing Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1982
J.L. Lavender and Mary Lavender, Individually, and J.L. Lavender D/B/A Lavender Construction Company v. Wood Law FirmCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
Matter of Kero-Sun, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
In Re HargisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1987

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3Cited by32 opinions

In Re FrickerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
In Re Herbert E. Russell. William Russell Gibson and F.H. Martin, Co-Trustees of the Estate of Herbert E. Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
Besing v. Hawthorne (In Re Besing)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
In Re Betty I. French, Debtor. Randy Lee French Donna Marie Shaka v. George W. Liebmann, Trustee-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
In Re StoeckerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990

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