Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Grealis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 13, 2006No. 03-PR-963, 03-PR-965, 04-PR-169PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
Before us are three consolidated appeals by attorneys retained to represent persons in the Probate Division of the Superior Court. Although factually different, each appeal presents the question of whether approval by the court is required before an attorney may receive payment of attorney’s fees for representation in guardianship or other protective proceedings where the fees are paid, not from the ward’s estate, but from personal funds of the guardianship petitioner or a third party.
In each case, the petitioners had retained an attorney and paid him with their own…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Ferguson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Haynes v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re Estate of SatoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
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