In the Matter Of: ZOUHAIR HILAL, also known as Danny Hilal Debtor… v. Trustee Randy Wwilliams

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
September 26, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-20845
In the Matter Of: ZOUHAIR HILAL, also known as Danny Hilal
Debtor
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ZOUHAIR HILAL, also known as Danny Hilal
Appellant
v.
TRUSTEE RANDY W WILLIAMS
Appellee
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
USDC No. 4:05-CV-3777
Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*

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No. 06-20845
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Appellant Zouhair “Danny” Hilal appeals from the district court’s order
affirming a bankruptcy court’s approval of a contingency fee arrangement with
Porter & Hedges, a law firm that Chapter 11 Trustee Randy Williams retained
as special litigation counsel pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 328(a). The bankruptcy
court approved the arrangement, determining that it was in the best interest of
the bankruptcy estate and its creditors, that the contingency fee of four percent
of the “gross value of any settlement or recovery” was reasonable, and that the
law firm represented no adverse interests to the estate.
Having reviewed the briefs and pertinent parts of the record, we affirm the
judgment essentially for the reasons that the district court provided in affirming
the bankruptcy court.
AFFIRMED.

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