Jackson Walker's Dallas offices. Courtesy photo Jackson Walker Alleges US Trustee's Effort Seeking Fee Forfeiture in Bankruptcies Is Flawed
Jackson Walker alleges in court filings that former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones directed the firm to use a disclosure statement for representation requests that the firm considered "insufficient, adequate, and misleading" to describe his relationship with a partner at the firm.
May 30, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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Bankruptcy
What You Need to Know
- Jackson Walker continues to fight efforts by the U.S. Trustee's Office seeking fee disgorgement in a number of bankruptcies.
- The fees are at issue after it became known that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones was involved in a romantic relationship with a Jackson Walker partner.
- Jackson Walker considered disclosure statements proposed by the judge and a lawyer for former partner Elizabeth Freeman to be misleading.
Battling U.S. Trustee efforts seeking millions in fee disgorgement in Texas bankruptcies, Jackson Walker now alleges in a new pleading that former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones of the Southern District of Texas directed the firm to use a disclosure about his undisclosed relationship with a firm partner that the firm deemed untruthful.
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