Professional fees in petters case

February 7, 2010 at 5:20AM

Professional fees in petters case

More than $12 million in professional fees, mostly legal bills, have been approved for payment in the Tom Petters receivership since his company collapsed in 2008. The largest fee recipients:

FirmRoleFees

Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon& Vogt*Petters criminal defense$3.3 million

Kelley & WolterReceiver for Petters & his co-defendants$1.9 million

Lindquist & VennumAssisted receiver in asset search$1.7 million

PricewaterhouseCoopersAccounting work for receiver$1.6 million

Faegre & BensonDefense attorney for Frank Vennes$884,000

Oppenheimer Wolff & DonnellyReceiver for Vennes' estate$582,000

* Includes attorney Paul Engh's feesSource: U.S. District Court orders

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