In the Matter of Estate of Roybal

OPINION

SUTIN, Chief Judge.

{1} In this appeal, chents challenge the enforcement of their lawyer’s charging hen. The charging hen was filed to enforce a contingent fee agreement, pursuant to which the lawyer sought an interest in land recovered for the chents in a lawsuit. We affirm the district court’s enforcement of the charging hen.

BACKGROUND

{2} Arnold Padilla (Padilla) was retained as legal counsel to prosecute a claim for property against the estate of Antonio Roybal (the estate), on behalf of siblings Lee Uhbarri, Jerry Uhbarri, Anthony Uhbarri, and Nieves Schehl (the Ulibarris). Lee and…