IN RE ESTATE OF GREALIS

Nos. 03-PR-963, 03-PR-965, 04-PR-169.

902 A.2d 821 (2006)

In re ESTATE OF GREALIS; Robert S. Bullock, Appellant. In re Estate of Irma Sams; Leonard L. McCants, Appellant. In re Mary Nazarczuk; John A. Whitney, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas D. Ward, Washington, DC, filed a brief for appellants.

Maria Nazarczuk, filed a brief pro se.

Christopher J. Herrling, Daniel S. Volchok, and Craig Goldblatt, Washington, DC, filed a brief as amicus curiae.*

Before FARRELL and REID, Associate Judges, and KERN, Senior Judge.


FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Before us are three consolidated appeals by attorneys retained to represent persons in the Probate Division of the Superior Court. Although factually different, each appeal presents the question of whether approval by the court is required before an attorney may receive payment of attorney's fees for representation in guardianship or other protective proceedings where the fees are paid, not from...

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