In re Estate of Brown

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

This appeal presents two questions. First, did the probate judge correctly find that appellant Michelle D. Smith had a conflict of interest when she simultaneously served as attorney to the personal representative of a decedent’s estate and contracted with the latter to sell real property of the estate using Smith’s services as sole owner of a real estate brokerage company? Second, having found a conflict of interest, did the judge have “equitable” authority to order the attorney to disgorge the realtor’s commission she — or her company — had earned from the sale and…