Barron v. Countryman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “A security retainer involves fees paid to counsel for prospective services. The debtor retains an interest in the funds until services are actually rendered. Pending the rendition of services, the attorney merely ‘holds’ the funds for the debtor.” (citations omitted

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re Berg
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2006-10-23· cited 23×
• Reese Baker v. Lowell Cage
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-12-16· cited 18×
• Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. Hann
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2012-07-26· cited 16×
• White v. Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C. (In re Pawlak)
  W.D. Wisconsin· 2012-08-29· cited 12×
• Redmond v. Lentz & Clark, P.A. (In Re Wagers)
  Tenth Circuit· 2006-11-28· cited 10×
• Ferrell v. Countryman
  E.D. Texas· 2009-01-06· cited 9×
• Freddie Brown v. Mary Viegelahn
  Fifth Circuit· 2020-06-08· cited 8×
• In re Westgate Nursing Home, Inc.
  W.D. New York· 2014-09-25· cited 8×
• In re Hirsch
  W.D. Michigan· 2016-05-13· cited 8×
• Wagers v. Lentz & Clark, P.A.
  Tenth Circuit· 2007-12-12· cited 6×
• In Re Shihai
  S.D. New York· 2008-08-18· cited 6×
• In re Sweports, Ltd.
  N.D. Illinois· 2014-06-18· cited 6×
• In re McCarthy
  W.D. Texas· 2016-07-22· cited 5×
• Craig v. PONDEROSA DEVELOPMENT, LP
  E.D. Texas· 2007-11-08· cited 3×
• NSJS Ltd. Partnership v. Waco Town Square Partners, LP (In re Waco Town Square Partners, LP)
  S.D. Texas· 2015-09-11· cited 3×
• In re Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.
  N.D. Illinois· 2015-05-28· cited 3×
• Bossart v. Havis
  S.D. Texas· 2008-04-14· cited 2×
• In Re King
  S.D. Texas· 2006-08-25· cited 2×
• In re Ward
  E.D. Wisconsin· 2014-06-26· cited 2×
• In re Savell
  W.D. Louisiana· 2014-09-19· cited 1×

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Butner v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1979-02-21· cited 3,653×
• In Re McDonald Bros. Construction, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1990-06-11· cited 100×
• In Re Chapel Gate Apartments, Ltd.
  N.D. Texas· 1986-04-29· cited 91×
• In the Matter of Thomas Robert Gilchrist, Debtor. Thomas Robert Gilchrist v. Carl H. Westcott
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-01-09· cited 67×
• In the Matter of James A. Maddox, Debtors. Tower Loan of Mississippi, Inc. v. James A. Maddox, Jr., and Harold J. Barkley, Jr., Trustee
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-03-16· cited 54×
• Ginther v. Ginther Trusts
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-01-29· cited 43×
• Wootton v. Ravkind (In Re Dixon)
  N.D. Texas· 1992-04-21· cited 42×
• In Re Mayeaux
  E.D. Texas· 2001-10-10· cited 24×
• Crowell v. Theodore Bender Accounting, Inc. (In Re Crowell)
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-05-08· cited 3×