California Court of Appeal

In a case for breach of contract, the contract between an attorney and non-attorney for fee sharing is unenforceable under the doctrine of illegality of contract and no exception applies as both parties were pari delicto as a matter of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/03/2004
• Published 08/03/2004

Judges

• RUVOLO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven J. Brady, Law Offices of Steven J. Brady, San Rafael, Bryce C. Anderson, Clayton, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, Jonathan R. Bass, Howard A. Slavitt, Zuzana Svihra, San Francisco, for Respondents.