Gannett v. Shulman

This action, brought by Attorney Richard W. Gannett against Attorney Jody C. Shulman, arises out of a dispute concerning Shulman’s disbursement of funds to a client each attorney represented in different proceedings. Shulman represented Jane Compagnone Erickson (the client) in a divorce action brought by her husband, Ronald P. Compagnone (the husband), and Gannett represented her in bankruptcy proceedings which the husband had initiated. Gannett argues that Shul-man’s disbursement of settlement funds received by the client from the husband in the divorce action, without regard for any…