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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