Roberson v. Eichholz

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Attorney Benjamin Eichholz sued attorney David Roberson for breach of a joint representation contract. The client later obtained other counsel and reached a settlement of $1,300,000, of which Roberson received $300,000. The trial court granted partial summary judgment to Eichholz, ruling that the letter agreement between Eichholz and Roberson was a valid contract.

This is Roberson’s statement of fact: “On January 2, [Roberson] entered into a contingency fee contract with [the client, Mincey] to provide legal representation. . . . Prior to the execution of the Mincey…