Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Chow
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 2005No. 01-CV-133PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants seek to vacate a decision of the Attorney-Client Arbitration Board (“the Board”), 1 awarding them $26,000 in fees and $2,230 in expenses for their representation of appellee Richard Chow in litigation arising out of an automobile accident and in seven other unrelated matters. Appellants maintain that the Board exceeded its authority by retroactively applying a rule not in effect at the time they entered into their retainer agreement with Mr. Chow, with the result that they were not awarded their full fee. We agree that the basis for the Board’s award is unclear, but for that very…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Rong Yao Zhou v. Jennifer Mall Restaurant, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Robert C. Kanuth, Jr. v. Prescott, Ball & Turben, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Kurt Orban Co. v. Angeles Metal Systems and Newman Iron & Metal Co., as Co-Venturers, Newman Iron & Metal Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Ernest E. Sargent v. Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc., Ndba as Painewebber IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by15 opinions
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