N.Y. SCP Law § 2110

§ 2110. Compensation of attorneys\n 1. At any time during the administration of an estate and irrespective\nof the pendency of a particular proceeding, the court is authorized to\nfix and determine the compensation of an attorney for services rendered\nto a fiduciary or to a devisee, legatee, distributee or any person\ninterested or of an attorney who has rendered legal services in\nconnection with the performance of his duties as a fiduciary or in\nproceedings to compel the delivery of papers or funds in the hands of an\nattorney.\n 2. The proceeding shall be instituted by petition of a fiduciary of\nthe estate or a person interested or an attorney who has rendered\nservices. The court may direct payment therefor from the estate\ngenerally or from the funds in the hands of the fiduciary belonging to\nany legatee, devisee, distributee or person interested.\n 3. In any event that any such attorney has already received or been\npaid an amount in excess of the fair value of his services as thus\ndetermined the court is authorized to direct him to refund the excess.\n 4. In any proceeding under this act or the estates, powers and trusts\nlaw in which the court determines the compensation of an attorney, the\ncourt shall consider the time and value of services performed by a\nperson who is not an attorney, provided such services are performed\nunder the supervision of an attorney and would, if performed by an\nattorney, be considered by the court in determining the attorney's\ncompensation.\n