Legal Opinion
Marino v. Tagaris
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 11, 1985PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This case involves a fee dispute between an attorney, Peter G. Marino, and his client, Katina Tagaris. The parties agreed to arbitrate their dispute before a panel of the Fee Arbitration Board (board) of the Massachusetts Bar Association, which rendered its decision in favor of the attorney. The arbitration award was confirmed by the Superior Court, and the client appealed. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion, and we reverse.
The client challenges the fairness of the arbitration procedure. She states that the characterization of the proceedings as “informal” did not…
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