Legal Opinion
Starkey v. Estate of Nicolaysen
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 9, 2002PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
COLEMAN, J.
The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether an attorney, who enters into an oral contingency-fee agreement that is later deemed to be unenforceable because it was not reduced to writing within a reasonable time, is entitled to collect either a fee or an award based on the principle of quantum meruit for services rendered before the contingency has occurred. The trial court and the Appellate Division held that the attorney is entitled to payment based on quantum meruit notwithstanding the fact that the contingency has not been…
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