Legal Opinion
LaFond v. Sweeney
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 2012No. 10CA2005PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge BERNARD.
T1 When a limited liability company (LLC) dissolves, the distribution of its assets is normally governed by statutes and any relevant written agreement its members have approved. Here, a law firm, consisting of two members, was organized as an LLC. One of the members, plaintiff, Richard C. LaFond, brought a contingent-fee case into the law firm, and considerable work was done on the case.
T2 The law firm dissolved. LaFond continued to represent the client.
3 When the firm dissolved, there was no written agreement that generally described how the law firm's assets should…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Meehan v. SHAUGHNESSY COHENMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Cardullo v. LandauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- E-470 Public Highway Authority v. 455 Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2000
- Jefferson County Board of Equalization v. GerganoffSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
- Beckman v. FarmerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Gagne v. GagneColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
- Huber v. EtkinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- LaFond v. SweeneySupreme Court of Colorado · 2015
- Development Specialists, Inc. ex rel. Coudert Brothers LLP v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Gagne v. GagneColorado Court of Appeals · 2019
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