United States DC Circuit

Judgment that appellee attorney had an express oral contract entitling her to one-third of solo practitioner appellant's ultimate multi-million-dollar fee with respect to a wrongful death action brought against the Government of Iran, is reversed as the parties did not have an enforceable contract with respect to appellee's work.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/12/2006
• Decided 01/16/2007
• Published 01/16/2007

Judges

• Before:  TATEL and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John W. Karr argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant Thomas Fortune Fay.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven M. Schneebaum argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants/cross-appellees Steven R. Perles, P.C. and Steven R. Perles, Esquire., Mark D. Cummings argued the cause for appellees/cross-appellants Anne-Marie Kagy. With him on the briefs was David E. Sher.