California Court of Appeal

Stroud v. Tunzi, B194917

Order compelling law firm to release funds they wrongfully withheld from their former client in their attempt to recover their attorney's fees is affirmed where: 1) client's handwritten modifications to a contingency fee agreement did not comply with Business and Professions Code section 6147; and 2) order that plaintiffs release funds held in trust to defendant did not violate due process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/22/2008
• Published 02/22/2008

Judges

• RUBIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stroud & Do and James T. Stroud, Van Nuys, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of Mark C. Sherwood and Mark C. Sherwood, for Defendant and Respondent.