Legal Opinion
Fleet Bank v. Chain Construction Corp.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 28, 1993No. 92-182PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
Fleet Bank — N.H. (Fleet) appeals from enforcement of an attorney’s lien by the Superior Court (Groff, J.) ordering Fleet to pay a one-third contingent fee plus costs to Attorney William Aivalikles for his legal services in a collection action. Fleet argues that the trial court erred by: (1) enforcing Attorney Aivalikles’ lien for attorney’s fees against Fleet in the absence of an attorney-client relationship; (2) enforcing the lien in the absence of a fee agreement between Aivalikles and Fleet and without considering the reasonable value of Aivalikles’ services; and (3) granting Aivalikles’…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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