Trials have been scheduled for April to determine whether Jackson Walker LLP must disgorge millions of dollars after failing to disclose a romance between an attorney and a judge, but key decisions will be split among several judges.
The trials will address challenges to former Houston bankruptcy judge David R. Jones’ approval of Jackson Walker’s retention in 33 corporate bankruptcy cases while he was in a relationship with one of its partners and as much as $23 million in fees the firm collected. But the matters will be handled separately from each other, based on different legal issues, Chief Judge ...