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.
A Trustee Receives Statutory Commissions Unless the Amount Is ‘Offensive’
A trustee’s commissions can’t be based on a percentage of disbursements to the trustee’s own counsel, so says a New Jersey district judge.