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Mar. 12, 2003

Court Considers Debtors' Attorney-Fees Ruling

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether attorneys who represent debtors in Chapter 7 proceedings can collect fees from the estate.

By David F. Pike
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether attorneys who represent debtors in Chapter 7 proceedings can collect fees from the estate.
The justices will review a 2-1 decision by the Richmond, Va.-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that when Congress in 1994 amended Section 330(a) of the Bankruptcy Code it ...

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