Legal Opinion
Cavicchi v. Koski
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 31, 2006No. 05-P-1358PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
Attorney John Cavicchi succeeded in having the conviction of his client, Peter J. Limone, vacated and was then retained by Limone to represent him in an anticipated civil damage suit for wrongful incarceration. Soon after Limone’s *655release from prison in January, 2001, Cavicchi and the defendant, Attorney William T. Koski, who had assisted in the criminal matter, entered into a written contingent fee agreement with Limone governing representation in the anticipated civil action; later agreements added two attorneys and additional claimants. When Cavicchi was subsequently discharged by the…
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