(This is an interesting case that gives the history of “Certified Legal Document Preparers” in Arizona, which are exempt from Arizona’s unauthorized practice of law rules. Local bankruptcy rules cap the maximum that such people may charge for preparing a bankruptcy petition at $200. The CLDP in this case charged her client $250.)
Appellant Claudia J. Plotnick (“Plotnick”) appeals the bankruptcy court’s order under 11 U.S.C. § 110(h)2 directing Plotnick to disgorge $50 of the $250 document preparation fee that she charged debtor Jacqueline S. Hill (“Hill”) for helping prepare Hill’s bankruptcy petition and related paperwork.
Affirmed.