Shirley Byers v. Barbara Turner

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this fee dispute between attorney and client, we must decide whether the circuit court erred in sanctioning the attorney and entering a judgment in favor of the client.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. A petition to modify child custody was filed in the Chancery Court of Marshall County, Mississippi, against Barbara Turner. 1 On May 26, 2010, Turner had an initial conference with Shirley Byers — an attorney — -to discuss the petition. And on June 3, 2010, Turner entered into an agreement with Byers for legal services, which provided:

In consideration of the…