Case Summary:
The Court approved a fee application in part and denied it in part. Billing practices like vague descriptions of services, lumping unrelated activities into single entries, and submitting bills with entries that appeared duplicate impeded the Court from determining whether certain fees were reasonable or necessary. A number of the services the attorney provided were necessary and calculated to benefit the estate at the time they were performed. However, some services were unusual, like acting as a disbursing agent, and others improper, such as pursuing collections actions in bankruptcy court, and the Court denied fees for these services.
Statute/Rule References:
11 U.S.C. § 330 -- Compensation of Professionals
Key Terms:
Attorney Fees
Compensation of Professionals