In Re Estate LaRosa
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. West Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PATRICK M. FLATLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
Joseph and Dominick LaRosa (“JDL”) are judgment creditors of Virgil B. LaRosa (the “Debtor”). In enforcing their pre-bankruptcy judgment against the Debtor, JDL hired Gregory Schillace, an attorney, to represent them. Mr. Schillace states the he is still owed $27,197.64 in attorney’s fees, and he requests that this court recognize his attorney’s charging lien in bank account funds of $30,635.77 that the Debt- or’s Chapter 7 trustee proposes to pay to JDL as an interim distribution on account of their judgment lien.
I. BACKGROUND
As stated…
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