Differing Perceptions of Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy Cases

Authors

Theodore Eisenberg, Cornell University

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

Part I describes the data. Part II shows that both judges and lawyers view the fee system through a self-serving lens. Each group tends to overstate the merits of its professional performance compared to the other group's perception of that performance. Part III explores interstate differences as a source of differing perceptions. It finds that judge and lawyer perceptions of the same reality can be as important as the real variation across states.

Recommended Citation

Theodore Eisenberg, Differing Perceptions of Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy Cases, 72 Wash. U. L. Q. 979 (1994).
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