If attorney fees are not paid to the bankruptcy attorney who represented an individual in bankruptcy can that atty collect fees after discharge?

THe answer is that it really depends.  First, it depends on whether or not the fees are for services rendered before or after the bankruptcy case was filed.  If after, then the debt was not discharged and the attorney may collect.  Technically, if the attorney is owed money for services performed prior to the bankruptcy case (prepetition) being filed, then he is prohibited from collecting on it absent a bankruptcy court order to the contrary.  However, this really depends on the policy of the courts in that jurisdiction, so you should check with an attorney in your area to see how the courts treat that. Mark J. Markus, Attorney at LawCertified Bankruptcy Law Specialist--State Bar of California Board of Legal SpecializationHandling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy blog: http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/Follow Me on Twitter:  @bklawr