Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Abreu
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 12, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lee L. Holzman, J.
In this proceeding in which the court previously approved the distribution of the net proceeds arising from a $750,000 settlement for causes of action for decedent’s personal injuries and wrongful death, the remaining issue is whether objectant, Molod & Berkowitz (Molod), which had represented decedent’s husband prior to being discharged by him, is entitled to a legal fee of $60,342 pursuant to an agreement between its predecessor firm and the predecessor to the firm of Lerman & Katz (Lerman), which represented decedent’s sister, the plaintiff, in a…
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