Shaw

MEMORANDUM **

Susanna Shaw appeals pro se the district court’s order affirming a bankruptcy court’s summary judgment dismissal of her adversary action alleging that her former counsel had been negligent and com *900 mitted legal malpractice in the confirmation of her Chapter 11 case. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d), and we affirm.

We independently review the bankruptcy court’s decision without deference to the district court. Levin v. Maya Constr. (In re Maya Constr. Co.), 78 F.3d 1395, 1398 (9th Cir.1996). We review de novo the bankruptcy court’s dismissal on res judicata grounds, see Siegel v. Fed. Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528 (9th Cir.1998), and may affirm on any basis fairly supported by the record, see Schneider v. Vennard (In re Apple Computer Sec. Litig.), 886 F.2d 1109, 1112 (9th Cir.1989).

Because Shaw’s adversary proceeding for professional malpractice involved the same issues she raised in opposition to her former counsel’s application for legal fees, and the bankruptcy court actually decided those issues against her, Shaw’s adversary proceeding was barred by issue preclusion. See Durkin v. Shea & Gould, 92 F.3d 1510, 1515 (9th…