Vance v. Gallagher

ORDER

Maria Vance and her attorney, Daryl Brown, entered into “Attorney/Client Contingency Agreement” that set forth a fee schedule and other terms that would govern Brown’s representation of Vance in litigation involving various trusts. Before the litigation was completed, Vance terminated Brown, and the successor of Brown’s *535law firm, Commercial Mediation Group, brought a claim for attorney’s fees under the quantum meruit theory. The district court awarded Commercial Mediation Group a quantum meruit recovery of $946,078.16. Commercial Mediation Group appeals.

I

Maria Henry Vance brought suit in…