Baker Botts has to be feeling good about the amicus support it received this week at the U.S. Supreme Court, where the firm is trying to overturn a decision, opens new tab by the 5th U.S. Circuit ...

This panel will discuss attorneys’ fee and sanction topics, including involuntary-proceeding issues. This program was recorded as part of American Bankruptcy Institute's Alexander L. Paskay Memorial ...

On a recent episode of NerdWallet’s Smart Money Podcast, Budget Rehab: How to Stop Paying Only Interest and Make Real ...

Until recently, courts were split over whether parties may recover attorney fees for litigation in a bankruptcy case under applicable non-bankruptcy law. The 9th Circuit and certain other courts ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Filing for bankruptcy can come with steep costs, even before your debts are discharged. You’ll need to pay court filing fees, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that one of the nation’s biggest law firms is not entitled to recover $5.2 million in legal fees it incurred in the course of a bankruptcy proceeding.

The attorneys who regularly bill thousands---or millions---of dollars in fees in corporate restructurings are challenging a Justice Department effort to crack down on the perception of bankruptcy as a ...

If you had to go into debt in recent years — whether it was because of overspending on your credit cards or due to unforeseen events like medical emergencies — getting out of that hole is now ...