Professional Compensation/Fees

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U.S. Trustee Rebuffed in Objecting to Rates Higher than Local Rates

‘National’ rates higher than ‘local’ rates can be locked in by retention orders under Section 328(a).

BAP Lays Down Pleading Rules for Fee Applications in Small Chapter 7 Cases

The fee application by an attorney for a chapter 7 trustee in a small case must state facts to show why the services must have been performed by an attorney, not by the trustee.
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Actual Damages Not Required to Recover Attorneys’ Fees for a Stay Violation

Judge Goldblatt slaps creditors with $665,000 in damages for violating the automatic stay.

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