Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Tendler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 15, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 2205 to compel an accounting, Spanton & Parsoff, LLR appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Riordan, S.), dated January 21, 2003, which granted that branch of its motion which was to fix an attorney’s fee only to the extent of fixing the reasonable value of the services it rendered to its former client, Gerri Tendler at $5,000 and directed it to refund $8,095.57 to her.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs payable personally by the appellant.
*521A surrogate bears the ultimate responsibility of deciding what constitutes a reasonable…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re the Estate of BobeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re the Estate of GluckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Pekofsky v. Estate of CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- In re the Estate of DriscollAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Goliger v. GoligerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- In re Estate of MorminAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- In re the Estate of MasseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Matter of HarrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Ziegler v. McCallion & Associates LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009