Debtor’s attorney is not entitled to be compensated from bankruptcy estate for futile efforts aimed at achieving unattainable objectives; fees generated in tilting at windmills will be disallowed. In re Saturley, 131 B.R. 509 (Bankr. D. Me. 1991)
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Debtor’s attorney is not entitled to be compensated from bankruptcy estate for futile efforts aimed at achieving unattainable objectives; fees generated in tilting at windmills will be disallowed.
