Foothills Meadow v. Myers

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Petitioner, Robert C. Abelman, appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion for declaratory judgment in an attorney’s fee dispute with respondent, Mark I. Schickman. We affirm the trial court.

Abelman, then a Colorado attorney, and Schickman, a California attorney, were retained to represent a Colorado client for the collection of a promissory note. Terms of payment for these services were set forth in a contingent fee agreement executed by the client and both attorneys. Abelman accordingly filed a collection action on the note in the Denver District Court on…