Legal Opinion
Barnes, Crosby, Fitzgerald & Zeman, LLP v. Ringler
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 2012No. G045872PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J.
In class actions, an attorney’s agreement to share legal fees is governed by the State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 2-200 (rule *1742-200) and California Rules of Court, rule 3.769 (rule 3.769). Rule 2-200 permits an attorney to share legal fees with another lawyer only with the client’s informed, written consent. Rule 3.769 requires an applicant seeking court approval of a class action settlement to inform the court of any fee-sharing agreement.
In this case, we hold that an attorney may be equitably estopped from claiming that a fee-sharing contract is unenforceable due…
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