text: Attorneys representing more than 8,000 women who were secretly recorded during pelvic exams by a gynecologist at Johns Hopkins will receive $32 million in legal fees from a $190million settlement. The sum, will be divided among patients of Dr. Nikita Levy, a gynecologist who secretly filmed and photographed thousands of women during gynecological exams at a Hopkins-affiliated clinic. The attorneys had originally asked for a 35 percent settlement fee, however the ruling by a Baltimore judge means they will only receive 17.25 per cent. Dr. Nikita Levy was fired from John Hopkins Health System in February 2013 after it was discovered he had surreptitiously videotaped and photographed thousands of women during gynecological exams . In his order the judge praised the attorneys for achieving 'extraordinary results,' and called the settlement 'unprecedented.' Jonathan Schochor, the suit's lead attorney, says he and the other attorneys won't challenge the judge's order. Dr. Levy was fired in February 2013, days after a co-worker alerted hospital authorities about her suspicions and he was forced to turn over the camera. He committed suicide ten days later. Investigators discovered roughly 1,200 videos and 140 images stored on a series of servers in his home. The settlement is one of the largest settlements on record in the U.S. involving sexual misconduct by a physician, and all but closes a case that never produced criminal charges but threatened the reputation of one of the world's leading medical institutions. Lawyers said thousands of women were traumatized, even though their faces were not visible in the images and it could not be established with certainty which patients were recorded or how many. He committed suicide ten days later. Investigators discovered roughly 1,200 videos and 140 images stored on a series of servers in his home . Hospital authorities called Baltimore police just before Levy's firing. Police and federal investigators said they found no evidence he shared the material with others. Levy, 54, graduated from the Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan, and completed his internship and residency at Kings County Hospital Center. He began working at Hopkins in 1988. When the allegations came to light, he was working at Hopkins East Baltimore Medical Center, a community practice affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital. During his 25-year tenure, he saw roughly 12,600 patients. Jonathan Schochor, the suit's lead attorney, says he and the other attorneys won't challenge the judge's order .
target: Dr. Nikita Levy was fired from John Hopkins Health Systems in 2013 .
  He committed suicide 10 days after the revelations surfaced .
  Investigators found 1,200 videos and 140 images of exams at his home .
  Attorney's fee will come from $190million settlement reached in the lawsuit .
  A Baltimore judge said the agreed sum was 'unprecedented'