Mandatory Fee Arbitration Under New York’s Matrimonial Rules

Authors

Lester Brickman, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawFollow

Abstract

In recent decades, public dissatisfaction with lawyers has mounted ceaselessly. A significant portion of that dissatisfaction is attributable to concerns about lawyers’ integrity and fees. Indeed, “[n]o single issue between lawyer and client arises more frequently or generates more public resentment than fee problems.” Despite the near ubiquity of fee disputes, client complaints to disciplinary agencies about excessive fees are almost always rejected because most disciplinary boards do not accept jurisdiction over claims of excessive fees.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law

Recommended Citation

Lester Brickman, Mandatory Fee Arbitration Under New York’s Matrimonial Rules, 3 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. (2001).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol3/iss1/1