Susan Bender of Bender & Crane in New York/Courtesy photo First Department Affirms Special Master's $1M-Plus Legal Fee Award Against Anna Condo
"Contrary to plaintiff's [Anna Condo's] contention," special master Susan Bender, "had the legal authority to award legal fees associated with defendant's [former husband, George Condo's] motion sequence ... and the defense against plaintiff's appeals to this Court," wrote the appellate panel.
February 03, 2023 at 05:27 PM
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What appears to be continued acrimony between noted actress and screenwriter Anna Condo and the attorney special master handling her long-running post-divorce marital asset dispute took another turn Tuesday when a state appeals court affirmed the special master's awarding of $1,050,250 in legal fees against Condo.
"Contrary to plaintiff's [Anna Condo's] contention," the agreed-to special master, Susan Bender, a well-known, nearly 40-year veteran of New York matrimonial practice, "had the legal authority to award legal fees associated with defendant's [former husband, George Condo's] motion sequence numbers 9 through 13 and the defense against plaintiff's appeals to this Court," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department in an opinion.
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