Burds v. Hipes

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Christopher Burds sued his former attorney, Jeanne Bynum Hipes, individually and doing business as Hipes Law LLC, claiming that Hipes fraudulently induced him to enter into a legal services contract with her and that she breached her fiduciary duty to him by misleading him about his case. Burds also sought punitive damages under OCGA § 51-12-5.1. Hipes answered and counterclaimed for $6,427 in unpaid legal fees, plus interest and the costs and expenses incurred in collecting the fees, per their contract. Both parties moved for summary judgment. After a hearing, the…