Lawrence v. Miller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Amended decree, Surrogate’s Court, New York County (Nora S. Anderson, S.), entered on or about October 14, 2011, which granted the intervenor children’s applications to intervene in this proceeding, awarded defendant law firm a fee of $15,837,374.02, and directed the individual defendants to return to the plaintiff executors cash gifts in the amount of $5.05 mil*608lion, unanimously modified, on the law, to reduce the law firm’s fee award to the hourly fees due under the original retainer agreement, remand for further proceedings to determine that amount, and award interest on the law firm’s fees…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Glamm v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Gair v. PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Lawrence v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
- Shaw v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- King v. FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
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