Important Notice to the Bar and Public Concerning Implementation of D.N.J. LBR 2016-5. Compensation of Debtor's Attorney in a Chapter 13 Case

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO

THE BAR AND PUBLIC CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION
 OF D.N.J. LBR 2016-5.
COMPENSATION OF DEBTOR’S ATTORNEY IN A CHAPTER 13 CASE
 

 

 

Please be advised that, pursuant to the Court’s annual rule making cycle, and as previously noted  in  the  Court’s  Notice  to  the  Bar  and  Public  Concerning  2018  Local  Rule  and  Form Revisions, the Board of Judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has approved the provisions of attached D.N.J. LBR 2016-5. Compensation of Debtor’s Attorney in a Chapter 13 Case. The changes are effective August 1, 2018.
 

Upon the expiration of the public comment period concerning adoption and amendment of 2018  Local  Bankruptcy  Rules  and  Forms,  several comments  were  submitted  and  considered  in connection with D.N.J. LBR 2016-5. Considering the substantial revisions to D.N.J. LBR 2016-5 and related forms, the Court wishes to emphasize the following provisions:
 

For cases filed or converted to Chapter 13 on or after August 1, 2018:

  • The  debtor's  attorney  must  submit,  either  (i) with  the  petition  or  (ii)  within  14  days  of conversion to Chapter 13, new mandatory Local Form Disclosure of Chapter 13 Debtor's Attorney Compensation on which the attorney must indicate their method of compensation as follows:
    • Standard fee of $4,750.00 (or less)
      OR
    • Hourly billing
  • Supplemental fee applications may not be filed in Chapter 13 cases filed or converted to Chapter 13 on or after August 1, 2018.
  • When filing a fee application for $10,000.00 or more, inclusive of expenses, a Chapter 13 debtor's attorney must include new mandatory local form Chapter 13 Debtor's Attorney Fee Application Cover Sheet.

Related Local Forms:

  • Disclosure of Chapter 13 Debtor's Attorney Compensation
  • Chapter 13 Debtor's Attorney Fee Application Cover Sheet
     

    Dated: July 18, 2018                                   Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk