In Re Estate of Baker

The decedent, Alice Baker, died testate on December 16, 1990. A petition to probate her will and for letters testamentary was filed on January 3, 1991. The executrix of the will filed a final report for the estate on July 17, 1991. Her final report included the payment of $8,000 in attorney fees to the attorney for the estate, John J. Wosik. Leland Finnegan, a residuary heir of the estate, filed objections to the final report contending that the fee taken by attorney Wosik was grossly excessive considering the complexity and size of the estate. Following a hearing on the objections to the…