By Walter F. Roche Jr.
A hearing on a disputed legal bill in the estate of the late U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson has been postponed indefinitely by agreement of all parties.
A hearing had been scheduled for today, but under an order approved by Probate Judge David "Randy" Kennedy it was delayed indefinitely.
The issue scheduled for debate was a $14,550 legal bill submitted by the Nashville law firm of Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis.
Billing records submitted with the claim show the law firm was engaged in an unsuccessful last minute effort to amend or replace a will written over a decade ago.
Thompson's widow, Keri, filed an objection to the claim, calling it "inappropriate, improper and not a valid claim.
At the same time the Waller firm withdrew as the legal representative of the case.
The will filed in the case omits two of Thompson's children by his marriage to Keri.
Two attorneys from the firm of Neal and Harwell, William Ramsey and Stephen Montgomery, have replaced the Waller firm representing the estate.
The value of the estate of the one time presidential candidate has been estimated at more than $8 million.
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