*This outline is adapted from Chapter 27, Ethical Responsibilities,
Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice 2d (Thomson-West 2005)
A number of cases disqualifying on grounds of such creditor status involve failure to disclose the creditor status initially and additional conflicts.184 A few courts have concluded that the Section 1107(b) exemption from the disinterestedness requirement of Section 327(a) includes an exemption for any professional who is a creditor solely because of prepetition employment on behalf of the DIP.185 Or they have allowed creditor professionals