By Walter F. Roche Jr
Attorneys for the estate of famed singer Glenn Campbell are seeking approval for the payment of an additional $144,132 in legal and accounting fees, pushing the total in those two categories in the case to more than $800,000.
The additional legal fees will go to Greenberg Traurig Law, where the lead lawyer in the case, Jay Cooper, is being paid in excess of $1,100 per hour. A total of $124,804 is being sought for the California law firm.
Cooper was a longtime friend of the singer who died in 2017. Thus far the GT law firm has collected over $500,000 in fees and expenses.
The accounting fees totaling $19,327 will go to Gursey Schneider LLP, which also has longterm ties to Campbell.
Campbell died in 2017 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers disease.
In the filing by attorney Carol Wenzel she wrote that all the fees were for the benefit of the estate and were consistent with fees earned by comparable firms.
She said Cooper's fees concerned legal advice on "various royalties" and rights.
He (Cooper) provided necessary legal services on the "transfer and/or termination of Mr. Campbell's royalty, copyright and trademark interests," the filing states.
A detailed description of the fees was heavily redacted with such details as the subject of telephone calls blanked out.
In the filing estate attorneys stated that an unredacted version of the billing statements would be provided "in camera" if the judge in the case should request it. Probate Judge David "Randy" Kennedy is hearing the case.
If the fees are contested, a hearing will be held May 6 at 10:30 a.m.
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