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Appeals court hears argument over contempt findings and fee award in Savoy v. Atkins
Summary
Attorneys disputed contempt findings, scope of the contempt hearing and a roughly six-figure fee award after a special master process; appellant says most contempt items were cured before the hearing and that the fee award relied on a tainted presumption.
The Appeals Court heard argument in the post-divorce dispute between Richard Savoy and Geraldine Atkins over multiple contempt findings, the role of a special master, and a large attorney-fee award that the husband says should be vacated.
Matthew Barak, counsel for appellant Richard Savoy, told the panel that eight of the ten contempt findings were moot because his client had come into compliance before the contempt hearing and that the resulting fee award was excessive. Barak argued the court below “put its thumb on the…
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