Matter of Melville L. Fergang Revocable Trust

Amended judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Kathryn Freed, J.), entered December 10, 2015, insofar as appealed from, awarding Charles Scott legal fees of $211,435 and reimbursement for expenses in the amount of $1,106.23, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the matter remanded for an explanation of the reasonableness of the fees awarded and reconsideration if warranted.

As petitioners concede, 22 NYCRR 36.4 does not apply to Scott because he was a guardian ad litem nominated by an infant over 14 years of age (see 22 NYCRR 36.1 [b] [ii]). However, the common law still…