OMG, that would be devastating. I have wondered if Howard had a hand in Marshall’s death, hoping that his widow would be so grieved that she wouldn’t fight anymore and just hand them the money. I’m proud of her for staying strong. They don’t deserve a penny.
Well here’s another court date to add to the list...
The attorney who represented Anna Nicole Smith’s infant daughter in the rancorous dispute over the starlet’s body is seeking nearly $200,000 for his work.
Richard Milstein served as the court-appointed guardian ad litem for Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead. He has filed paperwork in state court in Broward County seeking $198,493.98 from a trust set up in Dannielynn’s name.
Attorneys for the girl’s father, Larry Birkhead, and Smith’s longtime companion, Howard K. Stern, say Milstein’s bill would exhaust nearly the entirety of an estimated $200,000 remaining in the trust, though the girl could eventually inherit millions more.
Milstein claims that for over two weeks, he had to devote virtually all of his time to this case.
Birkhead and Stern’s lawyers claim that the amount sought is unconscionable and that Smith’s mother, Virgie Arthur, should pay part of the bill.
The hearing is scheduled for November 8, 2007.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/2007/10/anna-nicole-smi.html