Legal Opinion
In re Wolfson
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 2, 2017No. Bankruptcy Case No. 17-14388 EEBPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING APPLICATION TO EMPLOY TRUSTEE’S LAW FIRM
Elizabeth E. Brown, Bankruptcy Judge
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Application to Employ Lind-quist & Vennum LLP as Counsel (the “Firm”), filed by Harvey Sender, the chapter 7 trustee (“Trustee”), in which the Trustee seeks to employ his own firm. The *524Bankruptcy Code has not erected a blanket prohibition against a trustee hiring his own firm, but § 327(d) requires a showing that such employment is in the “best interests of the estate.” 11 U.S.C. § 327(d). Admittedly, every professional’s employment should be in the best…
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