Legal Opinion
Forbes v. American Building Maintenance Co. West
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 8, 2009No. 25398-8-IIIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kulik, A.C.J.
¶1 Spokane attorney Mary Schultz represented Cheryl Forbes in an employment discrimination *279suit against ABM Industries Inc. and American Building Maintenance Company West (collectively ABM). Ms. Schultz and Ms. Forbes entered into an attorney fee contingency agreement that promised Ms. Schultz 40 percent of amounts reached in settlement or 44 percent of any judgment after a trial on the merits. Ms. Forbes won a jury verdict, and the judgment was affirmed on appeal to this court. Forbes v. ABM Indus., Inc., noted at 127 Wn. App. 1003, 2005 WL 914836, 2005 Wash. App. LEXIS 696.
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