Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 16, 2004No. 98-CV-739PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This case arises in the aftermath of three lawsuits involving tenants of the Tyler House Apartments which extended over a period of almost ten years. Appellant, Adrienne Taylor, was a resident of Tyler House and the Secretary of the Tyler House Tenant Council when the first suit was filed in 1987. By her own account, Ms. Taylor played a substantial role in the early stages of the litigation. She helped the Tenant Council secure the services of the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. (“Akin Gump”), on a pro bono basis. Akin Gump filed suit in the…
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