Walder, Sondak, Berkeley & Brogan v. Lipari

WALLACE, JR., J.A.D.

Plaintiff Walder, Sondak, Berkeley & Brogan, a law firm, sued Joseph Lipari, its former client, and two corporations, defendants Top Grade Sausage, Inc. (Top Grade) and Forist Distributors, Inc. (Forist) for legal fees in connection with a federal criminal indictment and trial. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $500,000. Defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was denied. On appeal, *70defendants1 contend in varying arguments that the alleged oral agreement that they would guarantee the legal fees was not…