Stein v. Feldmann

Plaintiff, Edward Stein, sought to recover attorney’s fees pursuant to an arbitration agreement entered into with defendant, Mary Feldmann. The trial court denied plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees and plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff, an attorney, filed a complaint to recover his fee for representing'defendant in a divorce proceeding. The parties subsequently agreed to submit the matter to arbitration before the Professional Fee Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. An arbitration agreement furnished by the Professional Fee Committee was signed by both parties. Following a…