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Litigation

Jan. 25, 2014

Lawyer's big pay day in domestic split prompts appeal

A woman who scored a big settlement after splitting from her husband wants a do-over with one of her lawyers who nabbed $7.8 million in attorney fees from the deal.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A woman who scored a multimillion dollar settlement after splitting from her husband wants a do-over with one of her lawyers who nabbed $7.8 million in attorney fees from the deal.


The award won by prominent Los Angeles family attorney Hillel Chodos is "uniquely high" and "excessive," according to Ronald N. Richards, a Beverly Hills-based lawyer who wants to redo last year's j...

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