Legal Opinion
Schrader Byrd & Companion, P.L.L.C. v. Marks
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 30, 2007No. 33184PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtStarcher, J.
In this case from the Circuit Court of Ohio County, we uphold the circuit court’s conclusion that a law firm’s fee payment arrangement with its clients is fair, reasonable, and consistent with the original retainer agreement.
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Facts & Background
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Introduction
The instant case involves a declaratory judgment action filed in 2004 by the law firm of Schrader, Byrd and Companion, PLLC (“SBC”), the plaintiff below and the appellee before this Court. SBC asked the Circuit Court of Ohio County to determine the legal propriety of an attorney fee payment agreement that SBC made in 1998 with two of SBC’s…
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