In Re Equipment Services’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “(a)(1) After notice to the parties in interest and the United States Trustee and a hearing, and subject to sections 326, 328, and 329, the court may award to a trustee, an examiner, a professional person employed under section 327 or 1103— (A) reasonable compensation for actual, necessary, services rendered by the trustee, examiner, professional person, or attorney and by any paraprofessional person employed by any such person; and (B) reimbursement for actual, necessary expenses.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re TLI, Inc. · Rajala v. Hodes (In Re Hodes)

2. “On the other hand, if the relationship is a trust arrangement in which the attorney holds the retainer for the client as security for the payment of future fees, then the retainer so held, less any fees charged against it, constitutes the property of the client.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marcus, Santoro & Kozak v. Hung-Lin Wu · United States v. Parker

3. “Under either one of these arrangements, the attorney acquires title to the retainer fee at the time he receives it, regardless of whether he thereafter performs legal services for the client.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Parker