Hermann, Cahn & Schneider v. Viny

This matter is an appeal from the trial court’s determination in favor of plaintiff-appellee Hermann, Cahn & Schneider (“ap-pellee”) in an action against defendant-appellant Louis Viny (“appellant”) for failure to pay for legal services rendered. The facts, as presented to this court, are set forth below.

Appellant retained appellee law firm to perform various legal services on his behalf as well as on behalf of certain business entities in which he had an interest. Payment for these services was agreed to be either a contingency fee or based on an hourly rate, depending upon the nature of the…