Proper withdrawal from a chapter 11 case
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:32 pm
Reply-To: Chris Gautschi
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I like the response. Do all that you would do with client approval and forget about getting paid. Integrity is the word.
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> On May 31, 2015, at 9:30 PM, Michael Avanesian michael@avanesianlaw.com [cdcbaa] wrote:
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> You're 100% their attorney until you're allowed to withdraw. So I'd timely file the MORs, set the DS for hearing, etc. I just wouldn't do anything that you're not allowed to do, i.e. help in furtherance of fraud.. if those are the types of things you're dealing with, set the hearing out by more than 36 days.
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> The local rules say that you can seek continuance via 9013-1(m). So if you have hearing in the interim period which you think would be more appropriate for new counsel to handle, then that may be a good reason.
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> Sincerely,
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> Michael Avanesian, Esq.
> Simon Resnik Hayes, LLP
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>> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Holly Roark hollyroark22@gmail.com [cdcbaa] wrote:
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>> In addition to meeting the standards for withdrawal from a case under the CA rules for lawyers, what else is there that I need to look out for when I file my motion?
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>> For example, if my motion is set for hearing in four weeks and in the interim a monthly operating report is due, do I file it? Do I go ahead and serve a notice of hearing on a disclosure statement that is due during this period? Do I continue to do any work on the case or do I cease working on it immediately once my motion is filed?
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Sincerely,Michael Avanesian, Esq. Simon Resnik Hayes, LLP15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 250Sherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.783.6251 | Cel: 818.817.1725
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