Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 23, 2010No. 09-30734PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellee Robert A. Lee, an attorney, represented Appellant Sylvester Griffin in the underlying lawsuit in this case, in which Griffin sought reformation of a trust of which he was a beneficiary [the “Trust”]. Griffin also advanced various state law claims, including fraud, against Defendants below, who included successor Trustee JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [“Trustee”], and its officers. After Lee was allowed to withdraw from his representation of Griffin, he sought recovery of attorney’s fees. Lee filed a Motion for Leave to Intervene under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(2) and Motion…
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