Conservatorship of Rawls
Teresa L. Schroeder, as conservator of the estate and person of Ray Dean Rawls, filed a petition seeking attorney fees and costs for the legal services of Jason S. Sheinberg of the San Diego Law Firm (the Firm) rendered during probate proceedings.[1] In this appeal from the order authorizing payment of attorney fees and costs to the Firm from the conservatorship estate of Rawls’s wife, Schroeder contends the probate court abused its discretion by reducing the amount of attorney fees she requested by approximately 38 percent. The court based the award on a reasonable fee for the three-month conservatorship. Because we conclude the court acted within its broad discretion, we affirm the order.[2]
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