January 11, 2013 ? 13:47
The ABA Journal reported on an interesting case; where the attorney was unable to get all of its full contingency fees. ?The reason? ?Because the client replaced the attorney with himself prior to the $1 million settlement.
New York?s Appellate Division, First Department, ruled in an unsigned opinion that the settlement wasn?t yet final when lawyer Jeffrey Aronsky handled the case because the settlement offer hadn?t been formally communicated to the defendant, Rivlab Transportation. However, the court held that Aronsky will be allowed to place a lien on Gyabaah?s recovery and receive a pro rata fee based on his contributed work, Reuters reports.
Reuters notes that in a dissent, Justice Richard Andrias considered the settlement binding because a general release was signed and defense counsel confirmed in writing that the $1 million settlement offer was accepted.
via Lawyer Replaced by Client Can?t Collect Full Contingency on $1M Settlement, Court Rules ? News ? ABA Journal.
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