Legal Opinion
Santalucia ex rel. Santalucia v. Sebright Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 9, 2000No. Docket No. 00-7228PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Following the settlement of a wrongful death action for $1 million, plaintiffs counsel, Brian D. Premo, Esq. (“Premo”) sought an order apportioning the contingent fee award between himself and his former law firm, MacKrell, Rowlands, Premo & Pierro, P.C. (the “Firm”). Prior to its dissolution, the Firm had been retained as counsel in the same action. The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Hurd, J.) awarded the dissolved law firm $19,407.50 as a quantum, meruit recovery — that is, a reasonable hourly fee multiplied by the number of…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Alan R. Burnsed and Beverly Amber BurnsedUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · 2021
- Frank G. Santalucia v. Sebright Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000