Holstein v. Grossman
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court · BuckleyJustice Buckley
In July 1981, plaintiff-attorney Thomas Holstein allegedly entered an oral fee-referral agreement with defendants attorney Richard Grossman (Grossman) and his law firm, now named Steinberg, Burtker & Grossman, Ltd. (SB&G). Under the claimed agreement, plaintiff was to refer personal injury cases to SB&G in exchange for a one-half share of any attorney fees which defendants might receive. Plaintiff claims to have subsequently referred 10 cases to defendants and to have received a 50% referral fee on five of the cases.
Plaintiff alleges that defendants secretly settled referred cases refusing…
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