IN RE GENERAL ORDER, (Bankr.S.D.W.Va. 1997)

RONALD G. PEARSON, Judge

At Charleston, in said district, on the 5th day of November, 1997.

It appearing to the Court that the minimum standard attorney's fees allowable in Chapter 13 cases, established by General Order 87-02 entered on January 22, 1987, should be increased to reflect the current costs of maintaining an office, it is

GENERALLY ORDERED as follows:

1. A fee of $750.00 plus 4 percent (4%) of plan payments will be accepted without application as reasonable compensation for legal services to debtors in Chapter 13 cases.

2. The Court wilt consider fee applications for amounts that exceed the minimum standard outlined above for cases in which complex negotiations and unusually frequent courtroom appearances are required of counsel and in which counsel can demonstrate the benefit of the time invested to the estate.

It is further

ORDERED that General Order 87-02, entered January 22, 1987, is hereby vacated and superseded by this Order.