· 12/12/2001
In Re: William Kyle Kisseberth and Ekaterina Kisseberth, Debtors. Ronald R. Henderson v. William Kyle Kisseberth and Ekaterina Kisseberth
Citations
- 273 F.3d 714
- 47 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 544
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 26412
- 2001 WL 1575669
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that an attorney’s “failure to disclose his fees justifies the amount of disgorgement regardless of the degree to which his fees were excessive”
- stating that the court “will find an abuse of discretion only upon a definite and firm conviction that the trial court committed a clear error of judgment”
- affirming bankruptcy court’s disgorgement order which mandated the return of fees that were paid from funds outside of the bankruptcy estate due to § 329 disclosure violations
- explaining bankruptcy courts’ inherent authority to deny compensation for bankruptcy attorneys
- \An attorney in a bankruptcy case has an affirmative duty to disclose fully and completely all fee arrangements and payments.\
- \Bankruptcy courts have broad and inherent authority to deny any and all compensation an attorney fails to satisfy the requirements of the Code and Rules.\
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Judges: Boggs, Gilman, Quist
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