Brown v. Luker (In Re Zepecki)

How courts have described this case

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

• payment for attorney to conduct a sham 1031 exchange in order to remove assets from what would become the bankruptcy estate was “in contemplation of” bankruptcy
• payment for attorney to conduct a sham 1031 exchange in order to remove assets from what would become the bankruptcy estate was “in contemplation of” bankruptcy
• attorney who represented debtor in pre-petition real estate sale was subject to § 329 and disgorgement because services were influenced by the imminence of the debtor’s filing
• “A disgorgement is allowed only to the extent that the fees are excessive.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Hanawahine
  D. Hawaii· 2017-09-21· cited 43×
• In Re Mayeaux
  E.D. Texas· 2001-10-10· cited 24×
• Drews v. Vote (In Re Vote)
  Eighth Circuit· 2001-04-25· cited 22×
• Reese Baker v. Lowell Cage
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-12-16· cited 18×
• In Re Laferriere
  D. Vermont· 2002-11-13· cited 14×
• White v. Coyne, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, S.C. (In re Pawlak)
  W.D. Wisconsin· 2012-08-29· cited 12×
• In re Miller Automotive Group, Inc.
  W.D. Missouri· 2014-10-24· cited 10×
• In Re Gulf Coast Orthopedic Center
  M.D. Florida· 2001-06-27· cited 8×
• Dale Recycling & Used Auto Parts, Inc. v. Wade (In re Wade)
  N.D. Georgia· 2019-02-11· cited 7×
• In re Foster
  W.D. Washington· 2018-04-06· cited 6×
• In Re Bost
  E.D. Arkansas· 2006-04-26· cited 3×
• In Re New River Dry Dock, Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 2011-04-16· cited 3×
• In Re West
  E.D. Arkansas· 2009-01-09· cited 1×
• Reese Baker v. Lowell Cage
  Fifth Circuit· 2014-01-20
• Wayne Drewes v. Daryl Lee Vote
  Eighth Circuit· 2001-04-25
• Janet Lynn Parsons v. Union Planters Bank
  Eighth Circuit· 2001-06-11
• William Ridings, Jr. v. Daniel Casamatta
  Eighth Circuit· 2021-06-21
• In re Living Hope Southeast, LLC
  E.D. Arkansas· 2014-03-21

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• In Re: Clara Clark
  Eighth Circuit· 2000-08-21· cited 121×
• Unnamed case
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-08-22· cited 107×
• In Re: Bishweshwar Rai MAHENDRA, Debtor, Eric J. SNYDER, Creditor—Appellant, v. A. Thomas DEWOSKIN, Trustee—Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-12-17· cited 96×
• Conrad, Rubin & Lesser v. Pender
  Supreme Court· 1933-05-29· cited 84×
• Burma Jean Martin v. Richard L. Cox
  Eighth Circuit· 1998-04-10· cited 44×
• Matter of Swartout
  S.D. Ohio· 1982-05-11· cited 42×
• Wootton v. Ravkind (In Re Dixon)
  N.D. Texas· 1992-04-21· cited 42×
• Schroeder v. Rouse (In Re Redding)
  Eighth Circuit· 2000-04-28· cited 28×
• Meeks v. Perroni (In Re Armstrong)
  E.D. Arkansas· 1999-04-26· cited 8×