The reasonableness standard of 11 U.S.C. 506(b) applies even when contractual attorneys’ fees are otherwise vested and enforceable under state law. And just because fees are deemed to be unreasonable under �506(b), they are not automatically disallowed.
In its recent decision, Welzel v. Advocate Realty Investments LLC, 275 F.3d 1308; (11th Cir. Dec. 17, 2001), the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals resolved two related issues under �506(b) as a matter of first impression.
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