California Court of Appeal

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.