Lawyers seeking fees in Hawker Beechcraft bankruptcy
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Attorneys representing Wichita aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft in its bankruptcy proceeding are seeking more than $1 million for work they performed in June.
The New York law firm of Kirkland and Ellis LLP filed a monthly statement Tuesday. The firm is seeking payment of 80 percent of the more than $1.75 million it said it ran up in attorney fees, plus a little more than $57,000 in expenses.
The firm says 35 lawyers spent 2,444 billable hours on the Hawker Beechcraft case in June, with three partners billing as much as $1,045 per hour. Kirkland and Ellis also said a dozen paraprofessionals worked 260 billable hours on the case.
The biggest chunk of the legal fees come from work on employee issues, benefits and the pension.
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