A New Jersey law firm's experience offers a stern warning against attempting to collect legal fees and costs from the secured collateral of debtor clients in a bankruptcy case.
A federal appeals court held on Aug. 29 that firm's legal fees did not qualify under Bankruptcy Code § 506(c) as reasonable and necessary costs of preserving or disposing of property securing an allowed, secured claim "to the extent of any benefit to the holder of such claim."
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