Attys Can Take Fixed Fees Before Ch. 7 Filing: Va. Bar
By Lisa Ryan ( July 28, 2015, 2:31 PM EDT) -- A Virginia bar ethics opinion finalized Monday held that an attorney can take the entirety of the fixed fees he is owed by a client out of his attorney trust account immediately before he files the client's Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition so as to avoid his fees becoming part of the bankruptcy estate....
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