Legal Opinion
Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & Associates
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 3, 2003No. 02 C 3557PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAGEL, District Judge.
The appellants (“Debtors”) in this bankruptcy appeal were debtors in cases arising under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Each of the Debtors retained one of the defendant law firms (“Law Firms”) to prepare and file a bankruptcy petition, and those petitions were filed. Before the petition filings, though, the Debtors signed standard form retainer agreements requiring them to pay the Law Firms’ initial fees in monthly installments. The Debtors do not allege that those fees were unreasonable or that the Law Firms did not earn them. In accordance with the terms of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Kelly v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Albert Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & Associates Law Offices of Melvin James Kaplan and Zalutsky & Pinski, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- In Re GriffinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
- Redmond v. Lentz & Clark, P.A. (In Re Wagers)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2006
- In Re GiffuneUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
- Albert Bethea v. Robert J. Adams & Associates Law Offices of Melvin James Kaplan and Zalutsky & Pinski, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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