Ch. 11 Judge Slams Firm's 'Extraordinary' Lack Of Knowledge

By Dorothy Atkins ( January 21, 2025, 9:52 PM EST) -- A New York bankruptcy judge has refused a fee bid and ordered a debtor's firm to return a nearly $30,000 retainer in a scathing opinion that warns lawyers against tiptoeing into bankruptcy practice and slams counsel for having an "extraordinary lack of basic Chapter 11 understanding."...

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