Cases: Probate

Real Estate Brokerage Proprietor Who Ratified Employee Conduct Liable For Attorney’s Fees Under Elder Abuse Act Fee-Shifting Provision

Cases: Appealability, Cases: Probate, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes

Proprietor’s Ratification Triggered Fee Liability to Conservator When House Sold For Less Than Its Fair Market Value.             Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657.5 has a mandatory fee-shifting provision that authorizes an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs (including conservator’s fees devoted to litigation) when a defendant is proven liable for […]

Conservatorship Attorney’s Fees: Comply With California Rules Of Court Or Suffer The Consequences

Cases: Cases Under Review, Cases: Probate, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes

Second District Awards About Only a Tenth of Requested Fees Based on Failure to Segregate Services and Comply With California Rules of Court.             Here is a new area that we have not yet addressed—attorney’s fees awarded in a conservatorship.  As in other substantive areas, it is necessary to provide proper substantiation

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