Gold v. Rader

In 1981, the plaintiff, Phillip Gold (Gold), and the defendant, John Rader (Rader), entered into a joint venture agreement involving the ownership and management of an office building. In 1982, the parties entered into a dissolution agreement. The dissolution failed to come about and, in January 1985, Gold retained a law firm (Firm) to represent him in the dispute regarding the dissolution agreement and the property. A senior attorney (Partner) was in charge of the case, but other attorneys from the Firm, including at least one other partner, worked on the case. In August 1986, Gold, by the…