Legal Opinion

Lauterbach v. Gordon, Dana, Still, Knight & Gilmore, LLC

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 13, 2010No. 1090953PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COBB, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a default judgment in an action filed by the law firm Gordon, Dana, Still, Knight & Gilmore, LLC (“GDSKG”), to recover attorney fees from its former client, Shelley Simons Ernstber-ger Lauterbach. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Facts and Procedural History

On January 27, 2009, GDSKG sued Lau-terbach, alleging that Lauterbach had failed to pay GDSKG for legal services it had rendered in conjunction with Lauter-bach’s divorce. GDSKG sought to recover based on breach of contract or, in the alternative, under the equitable theories of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  2. City of Huntsville v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  3. Ex Parte Alabama Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
  4. Williamson v. Fourth Avenue Supermarket, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2009
  5. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bernals, Inc. v. Kessler-Greystone, LLCSupreme Court of Alabama · 2011
  2. Woodget v. State Department of Human Resources ex rel. WoodgetCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2015

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