Rodvik v. Meddleton (In re Rodvik)

MEMORANDUM REGARDING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DONALD MacDONALD, IV, Bankruptcy Judge.

Mary Ellen Meddleton represented the debtor, Karsten Rodvik, in a domestic violence action in October of 2003. She also represented him in a subsequent divorce proceeding. The divorce proceeding was contentious and involved the custody of three young children. Meddleton withdrew from her representation of Rodvik in November of 2004, prior to his divorce trial. On January 6, 2005, Meddleton filed a “Notice of Attorney’s Lien” in the divorce action for $14,118.43 in unpaid fees. She also recorded the lien notice in the…