The relationship between attorney and client has proven a fertile subject for both Supreme and Surrogate’s Court decisions over the past several months. These opinions have addressed such issues as legal fees, retainer agreements, and malpractice. This month’s column will report on these opinions, providing instruction on some of the fundamental concepts impacting this area of the law.
Retainer Agreement
In a proceeding for the judicial settlement of the account of the institutional co-executor of the estate, objections were filed by two of the decedent’s sons, as co-executors, to, inter alia, the legal fees claimed by the three firms retained by the institutional co-executor, the petitioner, during the course of its administration. The issue was submitted to the court for decision.
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