Law firm Jones Day is seeking $12.7 million in legal expenses for the bulk of Chrysler Group LLC's bankruptcy reorganization.

The firm is billing the auto maker $12.4 million in fees and $256,471 in expenses related to the work it handled April 30 through May 31, according to a bankruptcy-court filing.

The bill requires final approval by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Arthur Gonzalez. Objections have to be filed by July 10.

The legal expenses provide a hint at what General Motors Corp. (GMGMQ), which filed for bankruptcy on June 1, could be facing. GM is attempting to sell off brands, cut dealers and emerge from bankruptcy by mid-July.

"GM is much bigger than Chrysler and it has multiple creditors that must be handled, so the bill will be much bigger," said Doug Bernstein, head of the banking, bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice at Plunkett Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Chrysler filed for bankruptcy on April 30 after failing to win cost concessions from its creditors. The auto maker cut 789 dealers and merged its assets with Italian auto maker Fiat SpA (FIATY) during the bankruptcy process.

Jones Day said it reached the total based on its hourly fee of $476.96 for attorneys and $224.23 for paraprofessionals. The firm used 72 partners that logged a total of 7,254 hours and generated $5.17 million in fees.

The firm also said it spent $91,040 on computerized research services; $52,628 on document reproduction, $62,406 on hotel charges and $13,231 on air travel. Chrysler filed for bankruptcy in New York.

--By Jeff Bennett; Dow Jones Newswires; jeff.bennett@dowjones.com; 248-204-5542

(Matthew Dolan of The Wall Street Journal contributed to this story.)