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: Abstract AppealFourth District: Contingency Fee Agreements
By Matt Conigliaro
This decision centered on the arbitrability of a fee dispute between counsel and a former client. The case is interesting, however, not so much for its arbitration issues as it is for its discussion of when and how contingency fee agreements may be enforced, particularly following the adoption of rule 4-1.5(i). Anyone interested in contingency fee agreements may wish to give the case a look.
Full post as published by Abstract Appeal on February 03, 2011 (boomark / email).
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