United States Eleventh Circuit

Under 11 USC 506(b), a reasonableness standard applies to contractually set attorney's fees that vest pre-petition and that are enforceable under state law, and a claim for fees should be bifurcated between secured and unsecured claims based on the amount of fees deemed reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2001
• Published 12/17/2001

Judges

• BIRCH, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, EDMONDSON, BIRCH, DUBINA, BLACK, CARNES, BARKETT, MARCUS and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and COX , Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John A. Christy,Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, Atlanta, GA, Kenneth Lamar Royal, Royal & Vaughan, LC, Savannah, GA, for Advocate Realty Investments, LLC., James Luther Drake, Jr., Karsman, Brooks & Callaway, P.C., Savannah, GA, for Welzel., Brian C. Walsh, Sarah Robinson Borders, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Amicus Curiae.