Henson & Henson, P.C. v. Myszka

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

On November 17, 1978, appellee and appellant-law firm’s predecessor signed a contingency fee contract in which appellant’s predecessor agreed to represent appellee in his claim for damages and injunctive relief against the City of Columbus, Georgia. James E. Butler, Jr., one of the group of attorneys which made up the firm which was appellant’s predecessor, subsequently filed a complaint in the case and pursued discovery. Butler left appellant’s predecessor on August 31,1979, but continued to represent appellee through the trial and appellate stages of his lawsuit…