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My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: New York
Do I have grounds to request reimbursement of my $3,000 attorney fee?
What were the attorney’s fees paid for, i.e. what services did the attorney provide, and for whom? Who paid those attorney bills? You? Your mother?

Very generally in most states the rule for litigation is that each party bears his/her own expenses unless they have a contract between them in which the contract states that the loser will pay the winner’s legal fees. A few states have a different rule for contract cases, but NY is not one of them. If all the claims arising from this have been settled, you may find that the settlement documents preclude seeking any more out of this even if you might have otherwise been entitled to the attorney’s fees. So read the contract and read any settlement documents you have to see what they say.