Mass. Judge Orders Two Lawyers to Refund $329K in Excess Fees to Client’s Estate

A Massachusetts probate judge recently ordered prominent Boston family lawyer Gerald Nissenbaum and another attorney to refund a client's estate nearly $329,000 in excess legal fees. According to the order, E. James Veara of Dennis, Mass.-based Zisson & Veara, and Nissenbaum sought about $500,000 in attorney and guardian fees for an 83-day guardianship of Kenneth Simon, which ended with Simon's death on Nov. 2, 2005.