In Re: Professional Fee Matters Concerning the Jackson Walker Law Firm

  1. July 29, 2025

    Jackson Walker Gets Another Deal On Judge-Romance Claims

    Jackson Walker LLP has reached another settlement with former bankruptcy clients to resolve fee disputes related to the concealed romance of a former partner with the firm and former Texas bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones, according to a motion filed Tuesday in Texas federal court.

  2. July 28, 2025

    Jackson Walker Settles Judge Romance Claims For $485K

    Jackson Walker LLP has reached a $485,000 settlement with two former bankruptcy clients to resolve a dispute related to the concealed romance of a former partner and former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones, according to a motion filed Friday.

  3. July 21, 2025

    Top 4 Texas Cases To Watch: A Midyear Report

    Several major cases are taking shape in the Lone Star State, including the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association's suit seeking to hold Boeing accountable for lost revenue after the 737 Max was grounded, as well as the continuing fallout of a former Houston judge's romance scandal that could cost a Texas firm millions of dollars. Here's a look at the top cases to watch in Texas through the rest of the year.

  4. July 17, 2025

    US Trustee Says Constitution Bars Jackson Walker Jury Trial

    The federal government's bankruptcy watchdog told a Texas federal judge that under the Seventh Amendment, Jackson Walker LLP isn't entitled to a jury trial in its fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with a onetime partner.

  5. July 15, 2025

    Jackson Walker, US Trustee Tell Court 'There's No Deal'

    Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog told a Texas federal judge Tuesday that they have not reached an agreement to resolve a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's previously undisclosed romantic relationship with a onetime partner of the firm.

  6. July 14, 2025

    Monster.com Can Sell Assets, Joann Gets OK To Wind Down

    The company behind Monster.com secured the Delaware bankruptcy court's permission to hold asset auctions in its Chapter 11 case. A Texas bankruptcy judge gave Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office until Tuesday to mediate a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with an ex-firm partner. And a bankruptcy judge in Delaware approved arts and crafts retailer Joann's Chapter 11 wind-down plan.

  7. July 08, 2025

    Jackson Walker, US Trustee Have A Week To Finish Mediation

    A Texas federal judge has given Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog a week to finish mediation in a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with a former firm partner.

  8. June 09, 2025

    23andMe Reopens Bidding, Jackson Walker Mediates Fee Suit

    The winner of 23andMe's Chapter 11 auction will compete with its co-founder in another round of bidding. Jackson Walker and the U.S. Trustee's Office agreed to mediate a fee dispute tied to an ethics scandal. And the U.S. Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on Hertz's challenge of a ruling that it owed $272 million in interest and fees following its Chapter 11.

  9. June 03, 2025

    Meet The New Mediator In The Jackson Walker Fee Case

    Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joan N. Feeney has been chosen to mediate a dispute between Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office over the watchdog's bid to get the firm to forfeit fees from dozens of cases overseen by an ousted judge, setting Feeney up to help resolve one of the most contentious cases to hit the bankruptcy bar in years.

  10. June 02, 2025

    Jackson Walker, US Trustee Agree To Mediator In Fees Case

    Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog have agreed to mediation in their fee dispute stemming from an ethics scandal in Texas, with the two sides agreeing that retired judge Joan N. Feeney should mediate.