In the Matter of Daisy M. Prudhomme and John and Kathleen Batten, Debtors. John F. Arens v. Al Boughton, Trustee

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• unless bankruptcy court approves payment of postpetition compensation from unearned prepetition retainer, it must be disgorged
• disgorgement ordered where applicant failed to disclose retainer in 2016 disclosure statement even though retainer was disclosed in SOFA
• “It is the duty of debtor’s counsel to aid this review by providing the bankruptcy court with all information necessary to make an adequate review of the relevant transaction.”
• after discussing nondisclosure, holding “concealment [is] misconduct justifying disgorgement”
• discussing how equitable interests are defined by state law

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