Estate of Philip Meriano, Deceased, Anita Panepinto, Administratrix - Page 57

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               The Court then invited either party to examine Scott and               
          Tupitza inquired of him:                                                    
                    TUPITZA  Are you in fact paid by the law firm of                  
               Tupitza and Marinelli?                                                 
                    (SCOTT)  Yes, I am.                                               
                    TUPITZA  And do you in fact expect to get a 1099                  
               for all that you're paid from the firm?                                
                    (SCOTT)  Yes, I do.  In fact, if I didn't get a                   
               1099 I would complain to you.[17]                                      

               The following is a summary of Exhibit 47:                              
                                  Hours        Charges                               
          Scott                 760.70     $115,535.00                                
          Tupitza               302.10       67,437.50                                
          $182,972.50                                                                 
          Ericsson (Attorney)    16.20        2,025.00                                
          Paralegal              25.00        1,500.00                                
          3,525.00                                                                    
          Projected Trial Time:                                                       
          Scott                    10:00        1,500.00                              
          Tupitza                10:00        2,250.00                                
          3,750.00                                                                    
          Additional charges                                2,756.93                  
          $193,004.43                                                                 


          17        When Scott was questioning Tupitza on direct                      
          examination, Scott asked:  "What year did you first pay fees to             
          Mr. Scott?  And Tupitza answered:  "I think the first fees I                
          actually paid to Mr. Scott or remitted to Mr. Scott were probably           
          in 1994."                                                                   
               We note that from the first billing date on Exhibit 17-Q,              
          August 20, 1990, (Scott billed $2,187.50 for 12-1/2 hours to                
          "Organize file for Tax Court") until December 6, 1994, when the             
          estate, during trial, allegedly paid the Tupitza law firm                   
          $188,000, the estate had only paid the law firm a total of                  
          $8,100.                                                                     




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