IN THE MATTER OF ESTA LEVENTHAL


19 A.D.3d 202 (2005)

796 N.Y.S.2d 613

In the Matter of ESTA LEVENTHAL et al., Appellants, for the Appointment of a Guardian for the Person and Property of ADA LEVENTHAL, Deceased, Respondent. ELLIN STEIN-FAGG et al., Nonparty Respondents.

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

June 14, 2005.


Disapproval of a contingency fee arrangement for legal services in connection with reinstatement and recovery of proceeds under an insurance policy was a provident exercise of judicial discretion. The court offered a clear and concise explanation for its rationale in awarding fees, and reasonably compensated petitioner for legal services rendered.

Denial of the request for an extraordinary guardianship fee in connection with the Fleet Bank matter was also proper,...

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