Law Office of Johnson v. Donohoe

This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 8C appeal of a judgment for the defendant on plaintiffs complaint for attorney’s fees.

The record indicates that in March, 1991, the defendant retained the plaintiff-attorney to represent him in his ongoing divorce action, and executed a fee agreement prepared by the plaintiff. The agreement provided, inter alia, for a $175.00 hourly rate for legal services and for a “final bill” calculated in consideration of both time expended and the factors prescribed by the Supreme Judicial Court for the determination of a reasonable attorney’s fee.

In the…