Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP v. Capitol Hill Group (In Re Capitol Hill Group)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

We come now to the seventh year in a bitter feud between appellant Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (“Shaw Pittman”) 1 and appellee Capitol Hill Group (“CHG”) over attorneys’ fees and services arising out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding commenced nearly a decade ago, during which Shaw Pittman served as legal counsel to CHG. Shortly before Shaw Pittman withdrew as counsel, the parties reached an agreement that permitted CHG to delay full payment of Shaw Pittman’s fees beyond the hearing date for confirmation of…