11th Circuit Affirms Award Of Fees Out Of Undisbursed Bankruptcy Funds

( August 14, 2026, 10:17 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s award of attorney fees to a debtor’s lawyer, finding the debtor failed to show the bankruptcy court erred in allowing attorney fees to be paid from undisbursed funds held by the bankruptcy trustee after the debtor’s Chapter 13 bankruptcy case was dismissed....