Mazon v. Krafchick

*210¶1 Attorney Michael Mazon sued his cocounsel, Steven Krafchick, after they settled a malpractice claim brought against them by their mutual client. Krafchick had failed to serve the complaint on time. Mazon’s primary claim was for $325,000, the contingent fee he expected to get had he and Krafchick successfully pursued their client’s lawsuit. The trial court ruled that cocounsel could not sue one another for lost prospective fees. We agree and hold that it would create a conflict with an attorney’s primary duty to his client to allow cocounsel to sue each other for lost or reduced prospective…