Legal Opinion
Avelino-Wright v. Wright
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 15, 2001No. 99-P-129PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPorada, J.
Attorney Elizabeth R. Lewis appeals from an order of a Probate Court judge requiring her to pay $7,500 of the wife’s attorney’s fees as a sanction for her misconduct while acting as the husband’s attorney in a divorce proceeding. Ms. Lewis argues that the order must be vacated because the judge imposed sanctions upon her without adequate notice or an adequate hearing. She further argues that the judge’s allegations against her were in the nature of an indirect criminal contempt and the judge failed to follow the prescribed procedures for a criminal contempt proceeding. Finally, she contends…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Furtado v. FurtadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Blankenburg v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- Berlandi v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Lena v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Beit v. PROBATE & FAMILY COURT DEPARTMENTMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Giuliano v. VaccaMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2004
- Levenson v. FeuerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
- Reznik v. FriswellMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2003
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