United States First Circuit

Where debtor's attorneys receive an award of attorneys' fees from the bankruptcy court, the doctrine of res judicata precludes a malpractice suit against those attorneys.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/12/2001
• Published 03/12/2001

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, STAHL and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas W. Duffey with whom James P. Keane and Keane & Klein were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen J. Duggan with whom Lynch & Lynch were on brief for appellee Stephan M. Rodolakis., Neva Kaufman Rohan with whom John E. Garber and Robinson Donovan Madden & Barry were on brief for appellee Carl D. Aframe.