Howrey Fee Fight Features Ethical, Legal Violations

The fight between an attorney who represented creditors in the involuntary bankruptcy of Howrey LLP and the trustee has landed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where counsel are battling over whether ethical and legal violations are worth a $33,000 clawback (In re McGrane v. Howrey LLP, 9th Cir., 15-17175, answering brief filed 5/27/16).

Attorneys for trustee Allan Diamond urged the Ninth Circuit to uphold the bankruptcy and district courts in finding William McGrane and McGrane LLP violated ethical duties, bankruptcy law, and local rules for representing creditors in an adversary proceeding after ...