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Third Circuit Reinstates Sanctions Against Law Firm for Failing to Fully Disclose Its Fees In A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

By Charles Toutant
May 31, 2025

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reinstated sanctions against Spector Gadon Rosen & Vinci for failing to fully disclose its fees in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

The court of appeals ordered Spector Gadon to refund $8,500 that it collected from debtors Louie and Robin Aquilino and to cancel a bill for $229,000 it is seeking to collect from the couple.

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