Cohn v. Thompson

I concur. I am not able to agree that a contract by which one obligates himself to hire an attorney to prosecute an action for the collection of a debt due another, if more peaceful methods fail, is not a contract to furnish legal services just because an assignment of the debt, solely for collection, intervenes. (SeeElam v. Arzaga, [1932] 122 Cal.App. 742 [10 P.2d 805].) I am of the opinion, however, that accepting the agreement as one to furnish legal services does not require the conclusion that it is invalid and unenforceable for that reason.

It is neither unlawful nor contrary to public…