deBenedictis v. Brady-Zell, No. 13-9014 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseAfter an Attorney’s representation of the Debtor in this current action ended, the Debtor was left owing the Attorney $62,000. The Debtor later filed petition for bankruptcy protection and listed the amount owing to the attorney among her scheduled debts. The Attorney filed an adversary proceeding asserting that the debt was nondischargeable because it had been incurred through false pretenses and a false representation. The bankruptcy court dismissed the adversary proceeding, concluding that the Attorney had not carried her burden of proving her claims. The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel upheld the dismissal. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the bankruptcy court did not err in determining that the Attorney failed to carry her burden of proving that the debt was nondischargeable.
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