Foote v. Shapiro

BACKENSTOE, J.,

This is a suit between two attorneys to recover moneys allegedly owed on an oral contract to split a fee. Defendant *575has moved for summary judgment, contending that the alleged fee-splitting arrangement violated the Code of Professional Responsibility, specifically DR 2-107CA),1 and should, therefore, be deemed void and unenforceable. We are of the opinion that a contract, albeit between two lawyers, cannot be deemed unenforceable merely because the contract itself or the conduct or transaction from which the contract arose violates the Disciplinary Rules of the Code of…