Lewis, Wilson, Lewis & Jones, Ltd. v. First Nat. Bank

This case raises several issues relating to the disposition of attorneys' fees under a series of fee-sharing agreements between lawyers representing common clients. Upon settlement of a medical malpractice case for Regina Abernathy, a minor, the lower court determined that, of the $125,000 settlement, reasonable attorneys' fees were $41,662.50; sustained FNBT's garnishment against such funds to the extent of B.T. Gardner, Jr.'s share of the fees; reduced by one-third the costs and expenses claimed by Regina Abernathy's lawyers; and ordered that $500 be paid to an expert who had been…