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MATTER OF ESTATE OF KATCHATAG

No. S-6530.

907 P.2d 458 (1995)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Elena Rose KATCHATAG, Deceased. Leonard T. KELLEY, Appellant, v. William J. DONOHUE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michaela Kelley, Kelley and Kelley, Anchorage, for Appellant.

William J. Donohue, William J. Donohue, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before MOORE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and EASTAUGH, JJ.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a dispute between two attorneys regarding division of attorney's fees following the successful prosecution of a medical malpractice lawsuit for the death of Elena Katchatag.1 Leonard Kelley claims he entered into a fee-splitting agreement with William Donohue. Donohue denies any such agreement. The probate court held that it had jurisdiction to decide...

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