Supreme Court of Texas

In a dispute over an attorney's fee in a federal appellate representation, reversal of summary judgment for plaintiff-attorney is reversed where a written attorney's fee agreement that specifies only hourly fee rates may not be modified by evidence of an oral capping agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2008
• Published 09/26/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Sacks, pro se, Kristen Aldridge Black, Sacks Law Firm, David W. Holman, The Holman Law Firm, P.C., Houston, TX, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard N. Countiss, Countiss Law Firm, Arnold G. Polanco, Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin, Houston, TX, Douglas W. Alexander, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP, Austin, TX, for Respondents.