Legal Opinion
In Re Hailey
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 2003No. 49S00-0009-DI-560PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
2Per curiam
In collecting a contingent attorney fee from a client’s settlement, attorney Richie Douglas Hailey retained a fee in excess of the amount justified by the percentage provided in his -written agreement with his clients. We find today, therefore, that his fee was unreasonable. We also find that the respondent failed timely to provide the client with a written settlement disbursement summary, delayed payment to medical and other third-party creditors, and shared a portion of his fee with another lawyer who was not a member the respondent’s law firm in a manner not permitted by…
3Cases cited13 opinions
- Ex Parte St. Regis Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Merendino v. FMC Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
- Matter of LehmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
- Matter of GerdeIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- Johnson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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4Cited by7 opinions
- In Re StephensIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
- Ferris, Thompson & Zweig, Ltd. v. EspositoIllinois Supreme Court · 2018
- Consumer Attorney Services, P.A. v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- Rogelio Garcia v. Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- In Re HaileyIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
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