Goncharuk v. Barrong

¶1 —Attorney Mark Kamitomo received judgment on an attorney’s lien filed in Tatayana and Valeryi Goncharuk’s malpractice suit filed by the Goncharuks’ new attorneys. The Goncharuks settled for less than the offer secured by Mr. Kamitomo before his alleged good faith discharge. Because the trial court did not err in deciding Mr. Kamitomo substantially performed the parties’ contingent fee contract, we affirm.

FACTS

¶2 On February 25, 2000, Tatayana and Valeryi Gon-charuk retained Mr. Kamitomo and the Markam Group, Inc., P.S., to handle a medical malpractice claim against Ms. Goncharuk’s surgeon,…