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IN RE ELIAS

No. 98-15347.

188 F.3d 1160 (1999)

In re Shelly ELIAS, Debtor. Shelly Elias, Appellant, v. U.S. Trustee, Las Vegas, and Lisowski Law Firm, Ltd., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Nersesian, Law Offices of Robert A. Nersesian, Las Vegas, Nevada, for appellant.

Elizabeth E. Stephens, Lisowski Law Firm, Las Vegas, Nevada, for appellee.

Before: SCHROEDER, FERNANDEZ, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.

PER CURIAM.

In 1994, Shelly Elias filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Lisowski Law Firm ("Lisowski"), which had represented Elias in the past, was appointed bankruptcy counsel after failing to reveal to the bankruptcy court that a few days earlier it had accepted several thousand dollars from Elias as a retainer and to discharge a prior debt. After Elias and Lisowski had a falling...

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