Judge laments $15M in legal fees in St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese bankruptcy – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Jim Mone, Associated Press Two victim compensation plans are before the court, one from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and one from the committee representing 400-some victims of clergy sexual abuse. The St. Paul Cathedral is pictured in 2016.

The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis expressed concern Thursday over the legal fees being racked up in the case about $15 million to date.

It bothers me so much that all these attorney fees are being run up, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel said at a hearing Thursday, adding that legal fees are consuming funds that could be directed to survivors of archdiocese clergy sex abuse.

In an attempt to curb the spending, Kressel ordered that no expert witnesses be hired for the time being. He also ordered a tighter schedule for both parties to argue their legal objections to each others compensation plans.

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Judge laments $15M in legal fees in St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese bankruptcy - Minneapolis Star Tribune