Legal Opinion
Wright Ex Rel. Wright v. Wright
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 2011No. M2008-01181-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 160 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, C.J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
We granted this appeal to determine the proper method for computing a reasonable attorney’s fee when the attorney represents a minor. In this case, after the attorney obtained a $425,000 settlement for a minor injured in an automobile accident, the trial court awarded the attorney $141,666.66, or one-third of the recovery, pursuant to the terms of the attorney’s contingent fee agreement with the minor’s father. The court-appointed guardian ad litem appealed the fee award, and the Court of…
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