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Case 1:20-bk-12043 Doc 109 Filed 07/27/20 Entered 07/27/20 15:11:53 Desc Main <br /> Document Page 6 of 8 <br /> c. neither FBT nor any attorney at FBT is or was, within two years before the <br /> Petition Date, a director, officer, or employee of any Debtor; and, <br /> d. FBT does not have an interest materially adverse to the interest of any Debtors' <br /> estate or of any class of creditors or equity security holders, by reason of any <br /> direct or indirect relationship to, connection with, or interest in any Debtor, or <br /> for any other reason. <br /> 14. In light of the foregoing, the Debtors believe that FBT is a "disinterested person" <br /> within the meaning of section 101(14) of the Bankruptcy Code. FBT has informed the Debtors <br /> that if any of the foregoing statements and representations change during the course of these cases, <br /> FBT will amend this Application and/or the Lutz Declaration, as applicable. <br /> 15. To handle conflicts,the Debtors will seek to retain the law firm of Whiteford Taylor <br /> Preston LLP as conflicts counsel. <br /> PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION <br /> 16. The terms of the employment of FBT, as agreed to by the Debtors and subject to <br /> the approval of this Court, are that certain attorneys and other personnel within the firm will <br /> undertake this representation at their standard hourly rates. A list of attorneys and other <br /> professionals at FBT that will be primarily involved with the representation of the Debtors and <br /> their current hourly rates is attached as Attachment 2 to the Lutz Declaration. <br /> 17. These hourly rates are subject to periodic adjustments to reflect economic and other <br /> conditions,and to reflect their increased experience and expertise in this area of the law. FBT may <br /> make periodic applications for interim compensation. At the completion of the case, FBT may <br /> make application to this Court for an enhancement of fees above their designated hourly rates, to <br /> be awarded only if the Court finds that FBT is entitled to such an enhancement based on the results <br /> of the case. "In evaluating requests for a fee enhancement,bankruptcy courts have core jurisdiction <br /> under 11 USC § 330 to determine the allowance of all fees." In re Gencor Indus., Inc., 286 B.R. <br /> 170, 176 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2002). <br /> 6 <br />