Legal Opinion
McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C. v. Higher Education Assistance Foundation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 3, 1995No. 637, Dockets 94-7541, 94-7543PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
This litigation involves the rare and ethically questionable situation of a discharged law firm suing its former client while at the same time claiming the right to continue its representation of the client. Although the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Cholakis, J.) characterized the lawsuit as unseemly and anathema to the court, it held substantially in favor of the law firm. To the extent that it did so, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
Congress enacted the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the “Act”) “[t]o strengthen the educational…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- John A. Healey, Michael S. Press v. Chelsea Resources, Ltd., Dominick & Dominick Securities, Inc. And Dominick & Dominick, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Teichner v. W & J Holsteins, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. NewmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Jontow v. JontowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Levy v. BravermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Mcnamee v. Higher Education Assistance FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Salazar v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
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