The law firm Lamar, Archer & Cofrin claims that a client’s fraudulent statement about a single asset does not allow his debt to the firm—more than $104,000 in legal fees—to be discharged in a bankruptcy.
April 18, 2018 at 06:29 PM
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An Atlanta law firm’s fee fight is at the heart of a tug-of-war in the U.S. Supreme Court over a key section of the bankruptcy code that involves dishonest debtors.
The justices this week heard arguments on the law firm Lamar, Archer & Cofrin’s claim that a client’s fraudulent statement about a single asset does not allow his debt to the firm—more than $104,000 in unpaid legal fees—to be discharged in a bankruptcy.
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