Legal Opinion

Flemming, Zulack & Williamson, LLP v. Dunbar

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 25, 2008No. Civil Action No. 04-2008 (RMC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.

This case presents a perfect example of why lawyers should always have clear retention agreements with their clients. Two law firms engaged in sloppy business practices and now one seeks to require payment from clients who had only the vaguest idea of what was going on. Flemming, Zulack and • Williamson, LLP (“FZW”) 1 sues under the equitable theories of quantum meruit and unjust enrichment to recover legal fees.

I.FINDINGS OF FACT

This case was tried to the Court on December 11-12, 2007. From the record as a whole, including the trial…

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