Deadlines, Retainer Agreements: Notwithstanding Whether Retainer Agreements Are Avoided, Quantum Meruit Statute Of Limitations Runs From Discharge

Appellate Court Follows Fracasse.

            The Law Firm of Kallis & Associates v. Padgett, Case No. H046063 (6^th Dist. Nov. 21, 2022) (unpublished) confirmed that, notwithstanding when a fee agreement is voided by the client, an attorney’s quantum meruit claim generally runs from the time that the law firm was discharged by the client, which was consistent with the retainer agreement in this case.  (Fracasse v. Brent, 6 Cal.3d 784,790, 792 (1972); Leighton v. Forster, 8 Cal.App.5^th 467, 480, 487 (2017).)