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California Community Property Keyed to Carrillo, 11th Ed.
Marriage of Georgiou & Leslie
Citation:
160 Cal. Rptr. 3d 254 (2013)Facts
Maria Leslie and Byron Georgiou married in 1985 and separated in 2003. Georgiou, an attorney, had a referral fee agreement with Milberg Weiss law firm entitling him to 10% of fees in class action cases he referred. Before entering the MSA in February 2007, Leslie knew of this arrangement and that the firm had recovered $7.2 billion in the Enron litigation. Leslie’s attorney deposed a Milberg Weiss partner who testified about the fee arrangement but did not request a copy of the fee agreement or ask specific questions about the percentage. The MSA divided the prospective referral fee unequally, with Leslie receiving 10% in exchange for approximately $7 million in other assets including the family home, townhomes, and retirement accounts, while Georgiou received 90% of the fee plus substantial debt. In September 2008, Georgiou paid Leslie $4 million for her share, revealing the fee exceeded her expectations. Leslie filed this action in December 2010, more than three years after the judgment and more than two years after discovering the actual fee amount.
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