In Re Db

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION Windsor Unit Case No. 21-CV-03987 12 The Green Woodstock VT 05091 802-457-2121 www.vermontjudiciary.org In re D.B. Decision on Attorney Fees and Administrator Fees Deborah Baker died in a motor-vehicle collision. Her sister, Nancy Kemp, was appointed as administrator of her estate, and Ms. Kemp hired Atty. Melvin Fink to represent the estate on a contingent-fee basis in pursuing a wrongful-death claim against the tortfeasor. Atty. Fink recovered $200,000 from various insurers, and two-thirds of the net proceeds were classified as wrongful-death damages…