Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Piterniak

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 20, 2007PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 2110 to fix an attorney’s fee, Robert J. Piterniak appeals from a decree and judgment (one paper) of the Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk County (Czygier, S.), dated September 9, 2005, which, upon, inter alia, fixing the petitioner’s attorney’s fee in the sum of $97,810 and its disbursements in the sum of $5,011.11, and directing the executor of the estate of Ellen Piterniak to pay the sum of $87,821.11 to the petitioner from Robert J. Piterniak’s share of the estate, is in favor of the petitioner and against Robert J. Piterniak in the principal sum of $87,821.11.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. In re the Estate of GluckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Pekofsky v. Estate of CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Leder v. SpiegelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In re TalbotAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. In re the Estate of SzkambaraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. In re SucheronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Matter of TalbotAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Goliger v. GoligerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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