As the legal fallout of a Texas bankruptcy judge’s undisclosed romance with a local lawyer heads to mediation this week, the most influential player won’t even be in the room.
Judge Alia Moses hasn’t minced words since she took over the case this spring, citing what she called a “constellation” of misbehavior over $23 million in contested legal fees.
Moses has the authority to approve or reject any potential settlement between Jackson Walker LLP and the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog, the US Trustee, which wants to claw back fees the firm collected while one of its lawyers was romantically involved …
