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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 22, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Mike Harris State Senator, 27th District State Capitol, Room 136-N Topeka, Kansas 66612

Dear Senator Harris:

As senator for the 27th district you inquire whether deductions of expenses in attorney fees in workers compensation cases are controlled by Kansas model rule of professional conduct (M.R.P.C.) 1.5(d) or by K.S.A.44-536(a).

You indicate that there is a division of opinion among lawyers concerning whether expenses advanced by an attorney in a workers compensation case must be deducted before or after figuring the contingent payment of attorney fees. You inquire specifically…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. Samsel v. Wheeler Transport Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1990
  3. Leek v. TheisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
  4. State Ex Rel. Stephan v. SmithSupreme Court of Kansas · 1987
  5. Martin v. WaltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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