United States First Circuit

A security interest in the accounts receivable of a law firm, including an account arising from a contingent fee agreement, survives the firm's dissolution and the bankruptcy of one of its partners and it attaches to a post-bankruptcy payment of the fee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2001
• Published 07/19/2001

Judges

• SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott L. Machanic, with whom Cunningham, Machanic, Celtin & Johnson, LLP, appeared on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jan Richard Schlichtmann for appellee.