firm to apply as a single entity for fees to be divided among firm members, partners, and regular associates. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9001(10) defines “regular associate” as “any attorney regularly employed by, associated with, or counsel to an individual or firm.” Fed. R. Bankr.P. 9001(10). The Code, however, does not define the term “regular associate.” The few cases analyzing section 504(b) have looked to the function of the individual in question rather than his or its title or legal relationship to the firm. In Lemonedes v. Balaber-Strauss (In re Coin Phones, Inc.), 226 B.R. 131 (S.D.N.Y.1998) (“Lemonedes”), aff'd, 189 F.3d 460 (2d Cir.1999), the District Court affirmed a decision of the Bankruptcy Court permitting a firm to share its fees wi (Bankr.S.D.Tex.2013) (<HOLDING>). The facts of Lemonedes contrast sharply with
holding that defendant did not waive his special appearance by filing a motion for new trial subject to the special appearance holding that the special relationship exception does not apply to the relationship between a student and a school holding that party waived special appearance holding that regular relationship between appearance attorney and consumer bankruptcy firm does not fit section 504b exception holding that the district court had bankruptcy jurisdiction over a professional malpractice action filed by a title 11 debtor against the law firm that represented him in his bankruptcy case under section 1334b because the malpractice claim arose in the bankruptcy case