Local Rule 9011-1: ATTORNEYS - DUTIES

BANKRUPTCY LOCAL RULE 9011-1 ATTORNEYS - DUTIES

(a) Representation in a Bankruptcy Case. Notwithstanding any employment, retainer or attorney-client agreement, an attorney who files a petition in bankruptcy on behalf of a debtor, or who subsequently enters an appearance on behalf of a debtor other than as special counsel under 11 U.S.C. § 327(e), will be counsel of record and shall provide representation in all matters arising during the administration of the case until the case is closed or dismissed, unless the court approves the attorney's withdrawal or substitution.

(b) Representation in an Adversary Proceeding. An attorney representing a debtor in a bankruptcy case may, by agreement with the debtor, exclude representation of the debtor in an adversary proceeding by indicating such non-representation in the attorney's compensation disclosure statement required under FRBP 2016(b). If an attorney will not be representing the debtor in an adversary proceeding, the attorney must file and serve on the other parties a notice of non-representation.