Legal Opinion

In re Distribution of Attorney's Fees between Stowman Law Firm, P.A., & Lori Peterson Law Firm

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided November 3, 2014No. A13-2225PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRK, Judge.

Appellant Stowman Law Firm, P.A., challenges the district court’s denial of its petition for distribution of contingent attorney fees paid to respondent Lori Peterson Law Firm from a settlement that Lori Peterson Law Firm obtained for Stowman Law Firm’s former client. Stowman Law Firm argues that the district court: (1) erred by determining that it was not entitled to quantum meruit recovery of a portion of the contingent fee because it did not establish a “good cause” basis for withdrawal from representation; (2) was bound at trial by the law cited in the order denying…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. Ambrose v. the Detroit Edison Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Mahowald v. Minnesota Gas Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  4. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. White Bear Rod & Gun ClubSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. Joseph Brenner Associates, Inc. v. Starmaker Entertainment, Inc., Christina Burks Lee, Esq.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re Distribution of Attorney's Fees Between Stowman Law Firm, P.A.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
  2. Glacial Plains Cooperative v. Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017
  3. Christopher C. Mogren v. Gregory JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2016
  4. Distinctive Design Build, LLC v. Thomas Nelson, Installed Building Solutions II, LLC, ...Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2024
  5. In re Petition for Distribution of Attorney's Fees between Stowman Law Firm, P.A., and Lori Peterson Law Firm, formerly d/b/a Lori Peterson and Associates.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2015

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