Legal Opinion
Melat, Pressman & Higbie, L.L.P. v. Hannon Law Firm, L.L.C.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 22, 2012No. 11SC265PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
1 We granted certiorari in Hannon Law Firm, L.L.C. v. Melat, Pressman & Highs, L.L.P., - P.3d ---, 2011 WL 724742 (Colo.App.2011) (selected for official publication), to determine whether a withdrawing attorney who is barred from maintaining an action for recovery in quantum meruit from the client may nevertheless maintain an action in quantum meruit against former co-counsel, and, if so, when the withdrawing attorney's quantum meruit claim accrues.1
T2 In the 1990s, The Hannon Law Firm ("Hannon"), Melat, Pressman & Higbie, LLP. ("Melat"), and Howarth & Smith ("Howarth") entered into a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Fracasse v. BrentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Matter of TillmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- In Re Estate of CallahanIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Jones v. CoxSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
- Bly v. StorySupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
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