Gilbert v. Edmondson

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff is an attorney and appellee-defendant is one of his former clients. Appellant filed suit against appellee, seeking to recover the compensation that he had allegedly earned for representing her in various legal matters. The trial court granted partial summary judgment in favor of appellee, holding that appellant could not recover either in quantum meruit or for the breach of a contingency contract but, according to the terms of his written express contract, would be limited to a recovery based upon a rate of $65 per hour. Appellant filed a timely notice…