What is the test for denying an attorney fees petition for an abuse of power?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Baker, Burton & Lundy v. City Nat'l Bank (In re Guardianship of Estate of L.T.), B288733 (Cal. App. 2019):

We review the trial court's order denying an attorney fees petition for an abuse of discretion. (Laffitte v. Robert Half Internat. Inc. (2016) 1 Cal.5th 480, 488 ["'The "experienced trial judge is the best judge of the value of professional services rendered in his court, and while his judgment is of course subject

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