In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Beiter

*425OPINION OF THE COURT

Kristin Booth Glen, S.

This case presents an interesting anomaly in the procedures available for determining attorneys’ fees in contested accounting proceedings, regarding the court’s ability to order a reference and to require the parties to pay for that reference.

Facts

This is a contested accounting proceeding in which Jeffrey Beiter, as executor of the will of John F. Beiter, asks the court to disallow a portion of the legal fees claimed by his previous counsel, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Katten Muchin). Katten Muchin, having filed objections, has moved for summary…