IN RE WOERNER

No. 13-50075.

758 F.3d 693 (2014)

In the Matter of Clifford J. WOERNER; Gail S. Woerner, Debtors. Barron & Newburger, P.C., Appellant v. Texas Skyline, Limited; Pecos & 15th, Limited; United States Trustee; Skyline Interests, L.L.C., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Sather , Barbara M. Barron , Barron, Newburger & Sinsley, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, for Appellant.

William Paul Johnson , Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, L.L.P., Arthur A. Stewart , Office of the Attorney General, Deborah A. Bynum , U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Austin, TX, Noah Mariano Schottenstein , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office of the U.S. Trustee, Washington, DC, for Appellees.

Before REAVLEY, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns a bankruptcy court's order reducing the fees a debtor's counsel received under 11 U.S.C. § 330. On May 13, 2010, on the eve of a major state court judgment against him, Debtor Clifford Woerner ("Woerner")1 filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Appellant Barron & Newburger ("B & N"), a law firm, represented Woerner in his Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

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