Legal Opinion
In Re Vivian N. Brown, Rosenau LLP
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 2019No. 16-PR-485PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterly, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from the April 7, 2016, denial of Rosenau LLP's Consent Motion for Reconsideration and/or to Alter Judgment in relation to its petition for attorney's fees under Super. Ct. Prob. R. 308(a), (b)(1), and pursuant to D.C. Code §§ 21-2047 , - 2060 (2016 Supp.). Because we conclude the trial court applied an erroneous legal standard in evaluating the firm's petition for fees, we reverse.
*167 I. Facts
Rosenau LLP represented Jennifer Brown, the daughter of Vivian N. Brown, in her successful attempt to be appointed her mother's guardian. In 2015, Rosenau LLP…
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