Okin Adams & Kilmer, L.L.P. v. Joseph Hill
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
This case arises from a dispute over attorney’s fees that were generated in an underlying bankruptcy case. Okin Adams & Kilmer L.L.P., (“OAK”) made a request for attorney’s fees in the bankruptcy court for the legal services it provided when representing debtors in Chapter 11 proceedings. The bankruptcy court awarded OAK only a portion of its overall attorney’s fees request. OAK appealed the bankruptcy court’s decision to the district court. OAK now seeks review of the district court’s order, which vacated in part and remanded the case back to the…
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