Bargas v. Rice (In Re Rice)

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• creditors notice was sent pre-petition, but. 10 day period expired post-petition, held: holder is barred from collecting attorney’s fees.
• “It is axiomatic that the validity of a lien for attorney’s fees is a question of state law, whereas the enforceability of that lien in a bankruptcy proceeding is a matter of federal law.”

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