Barron & Newburger, P.C. v. Texas Skyline, Ltd. (In Re Woerner)

EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns a bankruptcy court’s order reducing the fees a debtor’s counsel received under 11 U.S.C. § 330. On May 13, 2010, on the eve of a major state court judgment against him, Debtor Clifford Woerner (“Woerner”)1 filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Appellant Barron & Newbur-ger (“B & N”), a law firm, represented Woerner in his Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On April 20, 2011, the bankruptcy court converted the case to Chapter 7. Its services terminated, B & N filed an application for fees in excess of $130,000. The bankruptcy…