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Never thought of that. If they are earned at filing, I dont see the
transfer being improper because the funds belong to the attorney, not the
client and therefore not the estate.
On Fri, May 18, 2018, 11:12 AM mitnicklaw@aol.com [cdcbaa] wrote:
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> Under the prior rules, advance payment for costs, but not attorney fees,
> were required to be deposited into the lawyer-client trust account.
> However, advance fees deposits must also be deposited into the client trust
> account, creating a possible timing issue as to being paid before filing a
> case. My concern is that if funds from the debtor remain in the trust
> account at the time of the filing, technically the retainer would be
> property of the estate, Even if a trust account check is cut and deposited
> the same day, it would probably not clear in time and could be a
> postpetition transfer.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Eric
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Never thought of that. If they are earned at filing, I dont see the transfer being improper because the funds belong to the attorney, not the client and therefore not the estate.On Fri, May 18, 2018, 11:12 AM mitnicklaw@aol.com [cdcbaa] <cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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Under the prior rules, advance payment for costs, but not attorney fees, were required to be deposited into the lawyer-client trust account. However, advance fees deposits must also be deposited into the client trust account, creating a possible timing issue as to being paid before filing a case. My concern is that if funds from the debtor remain in the trust account at the time of the filing, technically the retainer would be property of the estate, Even if a trust account check is cut and deposited the same day, it would probably not clear in time and could be a postpetition transfer.
Any thoughts?
Eric
Law Office of Eric Alan Mitnick
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 1080
Torrance, California 90503
Telephone: (310) 792-5864
Facsimile: (310) 347-4353
Email: MitnickLaw@aol.com,MitnickLaw@gmail.com

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Under the prior rules, advance payment for costs, but not attorney fees, were required to be deposited into the lawyer-client trust account. However, advance fees deposits must also be deposited into the client trust account, creating a possible timing issue as to being paid before filing a case. My concern is that if funds from the debtor remain in the trust account at the time of the filing, technically the retainer would be property of the estate, Even if a trust account check is cut and deposited the same day, it would probably not clear in time and could be a postpetition transfer. Any thoughts? Eric Law Office of Eric Alan Mitnick
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 1080
Torrance, California 90503
Telephone: (310) 792-5864Facsimile: (310) 347-4353
Email: MitnickLaw@aol.com, MitnickLaw@gmail.com
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