Garnick & Scudder, P.C. v. Dolinsky

This is an action in contract to recover attorney’s fees for services rendered in connection with a modification of a 1984 divorce judgment. In pursuing her complaint for modification, the defendant (Roberta Dolinsky) retained Mr. Gerald S. Garnick (at a fee of $150 per hour, and with payment of an advance retainer of $2,500) to represent her. The matter was tried over a period of six days and Mr. Garnick (assisted by co-counsel) achieved substantially favorable results, namely an increase in alimony (from $250 per week to $550 per week), an order that the former husband maintain a medical…