Curtis v. Fabianich

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant, an attorney, brought suit for professional services rendered appellee. At the close of all the evidence the trial court found that appellant had failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, either an express contract for compensation or circumstances warranting recovery in quantum meruit. This appeal followed.

The disputed claim involved a motion for a new trial which appellant agreed to prepare in a case involving appellee’s brother and sister-in-law. Both had been convicted of felonies in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.…