The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin invites public comment on its pending consideration of a request that it amend its presumptively reasonable fees in chapter 13 cases. The court last considered those fees in November 2017. Based on the request, the court is currently considering increasing the chapter 13 fee amounts that it will presume to be reasonable, as follows:
|
Service* |
Current presumptively reasonable fee |
Proposed presumptively reasonable fee |
|
Representing the chapter 13 debtor “through at least plan confirmation” (exclusive of filing fee and without participation in mortgage modification mediation program) |
$4,500 |
$5,500 |
|
Representing the chapter 13 debtor “through at least plan confirmation” (exclusive of filing fee and with participation in mortgage modification mediation program) |
$5,000 |
$6,000 |
|
Pre-confirmation presumptively reasonable fee |
$1,000 |
$1,500 |
|
Post-confirmation plan modification |
$300 |
$500 |
Please submit any comment on this proposal by email to rulescomment@wieb.uscourts.gov on or before April 22, 2024.
Timely submitted comments will be posted on the court’s website.
*The services expected in connection with these presumed reasonable fees is explained in greater detail in the appendix to local rule 2016.1 and 3015(d): “Presumptively Reasonable (‘No-Look’) Fees in Chapter 13 Cases”.