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IN RE SCOTCHEL

No. 1:12-bk-9.

491 B.R. 739 (2013)

In re John C. SCOTCHEL, Jr., and Helen H. Scotchel, Debtors.

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. West Virginia.

April 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Lawrence Bissett, U.S. Trustee's Office, Charleston, WV, for U.S. Trustee.

Thomas H. Fluharty, Clarksburg, WV, for Debtor.

Darrell W. Ringer, Special Counsel, Morgantown, WV, for Trustee.

John Charles Scotchel, Jr., Morgantown, WV, pro se.

Martin P. Sheehan, Sheehan and Nugent PLLC, Wheeling, WV, Trustee.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PATRICK M. FLATLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

Pending before the court is Martin P. Sheehan's ("Trustee") objection to John and Helen Scotchel's ("Debtors") claim of exemptions. The Trustee seeks a declaration that Mr. Scotchel's $690,000 contingent fee award is property of his bankruptcy estate. The Debtors argue that none of the fee is property of their bankruptcy estate because Mr. Scotchel, an attorney, had no right to payment under...

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