Won Song v. Howard Ehrenberg
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
In these consolidated appeals, Won Ho Song and Eun Ja Song appeal pro se from the judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) affirming the bankruptcy court’s order approving $2.5 million in attorney’s fees for services rendered by Sung Bae Park and Shapero, Shapero & Hurst (collectively, “special counsel”) to the chapter 7 trustee. Special counsel cross-appeals from the judgment of the BAP reversing the bankruptcy court’s award of costs. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d). We review de novo the BAP’s judgment, Leavitt v. Soto (In re Leavitt), 171 F.3d 1219, 1222-23 (9th Cir.1999), and we affirm the BAP judgment.
Appeal No. 08-60011
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by awarding compensation to special counsel because Sung Bae Park’s representation of the trustee was not in violation of bankruptcy law or state professional conduct rules. See Pitrat v. Reimers (In re Reimers), 972 F.2d 1127, 1128 (9th Cir.1992) (“This court will not disturb a bankruptcy court’s award of attorney’s fees absent a finding that the court abused its discretion or erroneously applied the law.”) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).