Sherrets, Smith & Gardner, P.C. v. MJ Optical, Inc.

This is an action brought by the law firm of Sherrets, Smith & Gardner, P.C., subsequently known as Smith & Gardner, Inc. (the firm), to recover attorney fees allegedly owed by MJ Optical, Inc. Although Optical Illusions, Inc., was named as a codefendant, the record does not reflect any legal services provided to that corporation, and we therefore make no further reference to it in this opinion. The district court for Douglas County, Nebraska, entered summary judgment in favor of the firm. MJ Optical appealed from this order, and we moved the appeal to our docket on our own motion, pursuant…