Legal Opinion
Perez v. Perez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 2, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, Leonard H. Moche appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Wood, J.), entered January 28, 1988, which set the amount of his counsel fees at $37,195.07.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In September 1984 the nonparty appellant, an attorney, was engaged by the defendant-respondent to represent him in the instant action for a divorce and ancillary relief. The appellant charged $175 an hour for his time and $25 an hour for his paralegal’s time. In December 1986 the appellant was discharged by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jacobson v. SassowerNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In Re the Estate of MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Rodkinson v. HaeckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Demov, Morris, Levin & Shein v. GlantzNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
3Cited by2 opinions
- Greenfield v. TalleringAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- R.A. Associates v. LernerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999