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Bankruptcy

Nov. 20, 1999

Court Remedies Congressional Slip of Pen By Allowing Debtor's Lawyer's Fees

SAN FRANCISCO - Splitting with one circuit and joining another, a federal appeals court resolved an ambiguity in the 1994 Bankruptcy Reform Act Thursday by ruling that a debtor's attorney is entitled to collect fees for work done after filing of the bankruptcy petition.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Splitting with one circuit and joining another, a federal appeals court resolved an ambiguity in the 1994 Bankruptcy Reform Act Thursday by ruling that a debtor's attorney is entitled to collect fees for work done after filing of the bankruptcy petition.
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