Legal Opinion
Thanh Mai v. Blair
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 16, 1993No. 92-1149PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
FACTS
This case involves an attorney’s intervention for assessment of fees in her former client’s tort suit. In September of 1990, Mr. Thanh Mai sustained personal injuries. He executed a contingency fee contract with Kathleen Bilbe retaining her legal services in pursuit of his claim for damages. This contract provided for attorney’s fees of 35% prior to suit or 40% if suit was filed. In March of 1992, Mai discharged Kathleen Bilbe and hired a second attorney, Allen Borne. Borne filed suit and ultimately settled Mai’s tort case for $25,000.00, the maximum available insurance…
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