United States Second Circuit

Under section 327(a) of the Bankruptcy code, a judge can deny a trustee's designation of special counsel to represent debtor's uncollected personal injury claim in favor of counsel who had already worked on the claim for several years prior to the bankruptcy.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/31/2001
• Decided 08/01/2001
• Published 08/01/2001

Judges

• POOLER, Circuit Judge:, Before STRAUB, POOLER and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Pryor,Pryor & Mandelup, (Anthony F. Giuliano, on the brief) Westbury, NY, for Appellant Robert L. Pryor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth J. Ready, Kenneth J. Ready & Associates, (Nora Constance Marino, on the brief) Mineola, NY, for Appellee Ready & Pontisakos.