We hired an attorney for an estate with a trust that could not be closed until real estate had only one owner as it was held by 8 siblings with undivided interest. The executors asked the attorney how to go about selling the property. The attorney gave advice and said to include statement "Executors and trustee reserve the right to reject all bids" Executors thought they were acting on behalf of the estate/trust so it could be closed. The attorney charged 2% to handle the estate. She also charged $200/hr. for the consultations on selling the property although the executors thought they were acting on behalf of the estate. The attorney did not disclose her fees or her intentions of when she began charging separately to handle the sale of the property. Are the executors required to pay.
