MATTER OF MARSH


265 A.D.2d 253 (1999)

697 N.Y.S.2d 25

In the Matter of the Estate of NICHOLAS MARSH, Also Known as NICHOLAS V. MARSH, Deceased. ADRIENNE M. LEFKOWITZ, Appellant; CLAUDIA M. APPELBAUM et al., Respondents, et al., Respondent. SCHULTE, ROTH & ZABEL, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided October 26, 1999.


The challenged awards of attorney fees were proper exercises of the Surrogate's "unquestionably broad discretion" to fix such fees (Matter of Urbach, 252 A.D.2d 318, 322). The services for which the fees were awarded were related to exposing petitioner's misconduct (see, Matter of Birnbaum v Birnbaum, 157 A.D.2d 177, 191), which has previously...

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