Legal Opinion

In re Hayes

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided March 17, 2017Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard B. Meyer, S.

The petitioner entered into a power of attorney and contingent fee contract (the fee agreement) with two separate Texas law firms, Thomas J. Henry—Injury Attorneys and Hilliard Munoz Gonzales, LLP (collectively, litigation counsel except where otherwise noted), providing for a contingent attorneys’ fee of 33.3% “figured on the total gross recovery.” By decision and order dated January 19, 2017, decision was reserved on fixing the amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees for litigation counsel in connection with prosecuting claims of the estate for the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
Gair v. PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
Shaw v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
Ford v. . HarringtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1857

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