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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Grotta v. Grotta, 01-5494 (2002) (2002)

Citation
Grotta v. Grotta, 01-5494 (2002) (2002)
Parent Document
Grotta v. Grotta, 01-5494 (2002) (2002)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
2002-09-20

Full Text

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Defendant's expert (Pezza) testified he had been admitted to practice law in Rhode Island since 1971. He classified himself as a general practitioner which includes handling over one hundred evictions during that time. Mr. Pezza's opinion that in a "typical" eviction for non-payment, the reasonable attorney's fee would range between $300.00 to $400.00, exclusive of costs. He further opined that based upon his review of the bill of plaintiffs' counsel, the majority of the services related to defendant's counterclaim and not plaintiffs' trespass and ejectment complaint. Mr. Pezza concluded his direct examination that a reasonable attorney's fee, in his opinion, would be between $1,500.00 to $1,800.00.