C. Kathryn Preston

The Supreme Court hasn’t prohibited paying counsel fees for services rendered before the entry of a retention order, Judge Preston says.

Courts are split on whether large medical bills are consumer debts that invoke the means test and can bar relief in chapter 7.

Advice without signing a pleading does not give rise to a Rule 9011 sanction, but Section 1927 is another story.

Showing intentional violation of court order isn’t enough for nondischargeability.

Judge bends over backward so debtor can keep an $80,000 windfall.