Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Webb
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 22, 1997No. 94-1410PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
It is clearly unethical for an attorney to undertake a contingent fee arrangement in a domestic relations case. Any contract providing for one is void as against public policy. The question here is whether a similar fee arrangement involving a layperson is also void. 1 We think the trial court was clearly correct in deciding it is.
In October 1984 plaintiff Charles Rogers (Charles) met defendant JoAnn Webb-Nye (JoAnn) in Scottsdale, Arizona. JoAnn was considerably distressed and vulnerable at the time because her husband had informed her he wanted to live with another woman,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rowen v. Le Mars Mut. Ins. Co. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Guldberg v. GreenfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Walker v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- Wunschel Law Firm, P.C. v. ClabaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Barngrover v. PettigrewSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Mincks Agri Center, Inc. v. Bell Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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