Doman v. Stapleton

Phipps, Judge.

This is a continuation of Doman v. Stapleton. 1 the prior appeal, we affirmed an arbitration award that found that attorney Theodore Stapleton had justifiably withdrawn from representation of his client, Dr. Alexander Doman; and that, in view of the consequent termination of the parties’ fee contract, Stapleton could recover the reasonable value of legal services rendered to Doman under a quantum meruit theory; but that the arbitrator did not have jurisdiction over the attorney fee claim in that proceeding.

Before that arbitration award was confirmed by the trial court, Stapleton…