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Attorney’s Fee Ethics: Orange County Law Article Covers Wide Range Of Topics

January 31, 2009

February 2009 Article by Carole Buckner Covers Many Ethical Issues. In the February 2009 edition of the Orange County Lawyer, Carole J. Buckner writes an article, “Ethics Opinions Provide Guidance in Resolving Attorneys’ Fee Issues,” covering a wide-ranging array of ethical issues relating to attorney’s fees. Here is a synopsis of issues discussed […]

Mandatory Fee Arbitration Settlement: Winning Party Reserved Right To Recover Fees and Did Obtain $120,000 In Fees And $7,097.99 In Costs From Losing Attorney

Cases: Arbitration, Cases: Estoppel, Cases: Retainer Agreements, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes, Cases: Standard of Review

January 7, 2009

First District, Division Four Affirms Fee/Costs Award on Appeal. In our category “Cases: Settlement,” we have reviewed past decisions where parties have won substantial fee/costs awards after reserving the issue for future determination as part of a settlement in an underlying case. The next opinion is one arising from the settlement of a lawsuit

Ellen Peck’s January 2009 Article In California Bar Journal Has Nice Tips For Recovering Fees in Contingency, Limited Partner, Executor, and Client Fee Sharing Representations

Cases: Ethics, Cases: Probate, Cases: Quantum Meruit, Cases: Referral Agreements, Cases: Retainer Agreements, CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

January 6, 2009

Ms. Peck Reviews Stroud, Shimko, Miller, and Strong Decisions. Ellen R. Peck, a former State Bar Court judge and Encino solo practitioner, has written a fine article in the January 2009 edition of the California Bar Journal with astute tips of upfront, prophylactic actions that can be taken for successfully recovering fees in

SECOND DISTRICT FINDS THAT ATTORNEY FEE RETAINER AGREEMENT CONTAINING AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE WAS NOT UNCONSCIONABLE

Cases: Retainer Agreements, Cases: Unconscionability

May 22, 2008

Court of Appeal, in Unpublished Opinion, Reverses Trial Court Ruling of Unconscionability. In order to avoid being relegated to quantum meruit recovery, most attorneys obtain client signatures on written attorney fee retainer agreements, which set forth the terms and conditions on which they will provide services to the particular client. Business