Legal Opinion

In Re Hailey

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided August 8, 2003No. 49S00-0009-DI-560Published

1Opinion of the Court

792 N.E.2d 851 (2003)

In the Matter of Richie Douglas HAILEY.

No. 49S00-0009-DI-560.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 8, 2003.

Ron Elberger, Judy L. Woods, Bose McKinney and Evans, Indianapolis, IN, for the Respondent.

Donald R. Lundberg, Executive Secretary, Indianapolis, IN, for the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

2Per curiam

In collecting a contingent attorney fee from a client's settlement, attorney Richie Douglas Hailey retained a fee in excess of the amount justified by the percentage provided in his written agreement with his clients. We find today, therefore, that his…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Sullivan; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Sullivan.

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ex Parte St. Regis Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. Merendino v. FMC Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
  3. Matter of LehmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Matter of GerdeIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Johnson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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