CONTRACTUAL ATTORNEY LIENS IN HOURLY FEE MATTERS: PUT THEM IN WRITING AND COMPLY WITH RULE 3-300 – OR RISK LOSING THEM
Cases: Liens for Attorney FeesContractual Attorney Lien Provisions in Fee Agreements Need to Comply Strictly With Dictates of Fletcher v. Davis. Many fee agreements that we see have contractual attorney lien provisions (sometimes called “charging liens”). Charging liens are liens given by clients to attorneys so that the attorneys can recover fees from settlement or […]