In re: CHAPTER 13 NORMAL AND CUSTOMARY ATTORNEYS FEES IN ROUTINE CASES / Administrative Order No. 23-006 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER INCREASING PRESUMPTIVELY REASONABLE DEBTOR’S ATTORNEY FEES IN CHAPTER 13 CASES

This Order provides presumptively reasonable fees for representation of a Chapter 13 debtor in the Chapter 13 case and augments attorney fee requirements stated in Standing Order No. 19. ORDERED: 1. Attorneys representing Chapter 13 debtors may charge up to $5,000 as a presumptively reasonable attorney’s fee for all bankruptcy-related matters required for the successful confirmation and completion of a debtor’s case. 2. The Court’s establishment of a presumptively reasonable fee does not mean that a Chapter 13 debtor’s attorney cannot agree to represent debtors for a lower fee. The Court urges attorneys to do so in appropriate cases when circumstances suggest that case will require less substantial expenditure of the attorney’s time. 2 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to update the Court’s website with the new presumptively reasonable attorney’s fee of $5,000.

DONE AND ORDERED ON November 16, 2023. KAREN K. SPECIE Chief U. S. Bankruptcy Judge