Matter of Estate of Katchatag

907 P.2d 458 (1995)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Elena Rose KATCHATAG, Deceased.

Leonard T. KELLEY, Appellant,

v.

William J. DONOHUE, Appellee.

No. S-6530.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 8, 1995.

Michaela Kelley, Kelley and Kelley, Anchorage, for Appellant.

William J. Donohue, William J. Donohue, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before MOORE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and EASTAUGH, JJ.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a dispute between two attorneys regarding division of attorney's fees following the successful prosecution of a medical malpractice lawsuit for the death of…