Houston-based MMA Law Firm PLLC’s secured lenders objected to Walker & Patterson PC’s latest fee request, arguing the firm hasn’t recovered enough for unsecured creditors and isn’t entitled to a contingency payout.
The lenders, Equal Access Justice Fund LP and EAJF ESQ Fund LP, said the fee request conflicts with the firm’s employment order and a 2025 settlement between the lenders and MMA, according to a Monday filing in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The bankruptcy court approved a hybrid fee arrangement allowing Walker & Patterson to collect a $60,000 flat fee and a 40% ...