Bankruptcy Trustee Sues McDermott Will for Malpractice
April 17, 2008
A bankruptcy trustee for Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers of New York has sued McDermott, Will & Emery for legal malpractice, charging that partners at the Chicago-based law firm “put their personal relationships and selfish economic concerns above the interests of the charitable institution they were entrusted to protect.”
Read the full article at Law.com HERE
Also occurring recently, a judge barred a bankruptcy law firm from collecting ANY fees (would have been millions) in a case due to “putting their own concerns in receiving fees over the concern of providing good counsel to the client.”
As bankruptcy attorneys, we represent a debtor before his or her creditors and in doing so must uphold the highest ethical and professional standards. There is nothing wrong with getting paid to do your job, but your job must be done as it should be, and to the best of your ability.
