Stolz v. Shulman

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant Stolz appeals from the judgment entered on a jury’s verdict and from the denial of his motion for new trial. The dispute between attorney Stolz and his former partner Warren Shulman resulted from the ending of their partnership and the later receipt by Stolz of contingency fees totaling $1,405,063.83 (net) primarily from the recovery in a tort case reported at Ford Motor Co. v. Stubblefield, 171 Ga. App. 331 (319 SE2d 470) (1984), and two other cases. Shulman contends he is entitled to 20 percent of those fees.

Stolz, a former judge on this court, met Shulman through…