Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Petitioner, Nicholas G. Dozoryst II, as trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of W. Jason Mitán, a disbarred attorney, filed a petition in the above-entitled cause for attorney fees on behalf of Mitán. His claim was alternatively based on (1) a referral agreement between Mitán and attorney Joseph A. Rosin, or (2) quantum meruit. Rosin moved for summary judgment, which was granted. Subsequently, the court denied Dozoryst’s motion for a rehearing. Dozoryst appeals, contending that (1) summary judgment was improperly granted because there were genuine issues of material fact, (2) the trial court…