Undulations In Unbundling – Is A Ripple Running Through The Rocks Of Resistance In Bankruptcy Courts?

(Reprinted with permission. Cite as 2013 No. 6 Norton Bankruptcy L. Adviser NL 1.)
By Judge Thomas F. Waldron (Retired)

Introduction
This article examines changes emerging with respect to attorneys and the Unbundlingi of services in chapter 7 cases. The recently published Final Report Of The ABI National Ethics Task Force (Final Report)ii makes a significant contribution to the complicated and confusing issues presented in a consumer bankruptcy case when a debtor’s attorney Unbundles services.iii The Final Report explains Unbundling “on behalf . . .

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