By Walter F. Roche Jr.
A Nashville probate judge has approved the payment of some $191,200 in legal fees incurred by the estate of Glen Campbell, but many details of those billings have never been made public.
Judge David "Randy' Kennedy approved the payments this week to Greenberg Traurig LLP for their services regarding entertainment and intellectual property issues.
Calling the issues complex, Kennedy wrote in a one-page order that he was satisfied the services were "necessary and benefitted the estate."
As Kennedy noted the complete billing records were submitted "in camera" meaning they were not available to the public. A heavily redacted version was posted on the court's web site. The order also approves payment to Greenberg of $3,288 in legal expenses.
The request for payment was submitted by Kimberly Campbell, the singer's widow and the executor of his estate.
The billing and court records that were made public show that Greenberg's lead lawyer on the estate work is Jay L. Cooper, a onetime neighbor and friend of Glen Campbell. Cooper billed at rates of up to $1,120 per hour.
Kennedy's order states that "the circumstances of this case and the complex legal issues" justified the payments.
Still pending before Kennedy is a request for payment of $185,415 in accounting fees.
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Campbell Estate Seeks Accounting Fees
By Walter F. Roche Jr.
The estate of the late singer Glen Campbell is seeking approval for another $92,989 in accounting fees which would push the total paid to Gursey Schneider, a California firm, to $186,415.
The fee request was submitted this week in Davidson Probate Court in Nashville, Tenn. The accounting fee comes as the court is also considering a request for $194,488 in legal fees and expenses to the Greenberg Traurig firm.
Both firms had served the singer during his lifetime. In fact the Gursey Schneider billings refer to services provided after Campbell had been placed in a conservatorship. According to the filing the conservatorship has yet to be closed.
Campbell died in August of 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease.
The fee petition was filed in behalf of Kimberly Campbell, Campbell's widow and the executor of his estate.
If the fees are contested, a hearing will be held Aug. 20 before Probate Judge David "Randy" Kennedy.
Contact: wfrochejr999@gmail.com
The estate of the late singer Glen Campbell is seeking approval for another $92,989 in accounting fees which would push the total paid to Gursey Schneider, a California firm, to $186,415.
The fee request was submitted this week in Davidson Probate Court in Nashville, Tenn. The accounting fee comes as the court is also considering a request for $194,488 in legal fees and expenses to the Greenberg Traurig firm.
Both firms had served the singer during his lifetime. In fact the Gursey Schneider billings refer to services provided after Campbell had been placed in a conservatorship. According to the filing the conservatorship has yet to be closed.
Campbell died in August of 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease.
The fee petition was filed in behalf of Kimberly Campbell, Campbell's widow and the executor of his estate.
If the fees are contested, a hearing will be held Aug. 20 before Probate Judge David "Randy" Kennedy.
Contact: wfrochejr999@gmail.com
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