Meller v. Bartlett

Defendant appeals from a judgment, after a trial by jury, in favor of plaintiff in an action to recover legal fees. In the *623trial court, defendant claimed that plaintiff had not provided competent representation, and violated his fiduciary duty by withdrawing as counsel before resolution of her case. We affirm.

Plaintiff first represented defendant’s husband, who had been charged with arson. Before that charge was dropped, defendant retained plaintiff to represent her in litigation against the fire insurer. Defendant asserts that plaintiff pressured her and her husband to sell real property in…