Legal Opinion
Ellerby v. Spiezer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 25, 1985No. 84-0963PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lindberg
Plaintiff, Carol J. Ellerby (Ellerby), filed a complaint for an accounting in the circuit court of Winnebago County following dissolution of her law partnership with defendants, Joseph P. Spiezer (Spiezer) and Robert L. Thorsen (Thorsen). The parties’ dispute concerns the distribution of profits from pending cases the partnership was handling on a contingent fee basis at the time of dissolution. The trial court ordered distribution of the profits as follows:
“1. Incentive bonus:
a. Fees less than $5,000 — no bonus.
b. Fees $5,000 to $10,000 — 5% bonus to originating partners.
c. Fees $10,000 and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jewel v. BoxerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman v. CohenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- La Rocco v. BakwinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Consoer, Townsend & Associates v. AddisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1962
- Resnick v. KaplanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Meehan v. SHAUGHNESSY COHENMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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- Bernstein & Grazian, P.C. v. Grazian & Volpe, P.C.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2010
- Kelly v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
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