Supreme Court of California

Rule 3-300 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, which requires the client's informed written consent for the attorney's acquisition of an interest adverse to the client, applies when an attorney seeks a charging lien against future recovery to secure hourly fees and cost.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/10/2004
• Published 06/10/2004

Judges

•  BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Freddie Fletcher, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Latham & Watkins, Susan S. Azad, Los Angeles, and Kathryn M. Davis, San Francisco, for Defendants and Respondents Carlyle Davis, TransCoast Financial Inc. Defined Benefit Trust, Carlyle Davis and Barbara Davis as Trustees of TransCoast Financial Inc. Defined Benefit Trust and TransCoast Financial Inc., Gernsbacher & Associates and David Gernsbacher, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Arthur Gilbert and David Gernsbacher., Stocker & Lancaster and Jay F. Stocker for Defendant and Respondent Master Washer & Stamping Co., Inc., Fischbach & Fischbach and Joseph Fischbach, Beverly Hills, for Defendant and Respondent Joseph Fischbach.