Roehrdanz v. Schlink

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

Appellant George Roehrdanz appeals from a judgment denying his request for an attorney’s lien under Minn.Stat. § 481.-13. The determination was based on a referee’s report after an evidentiary hearing which was reviewed and approved by the trial court under Minn.R.Civ.P. 53.05(2). We affirm.

FACTS

In late 1979 Jerome Schlink retained George Roehrdanz to represent him in a marriage dissolution and other matters not relevant to this appeal. The lengthy and sharply contested dissolution proceeding involved the custody of one child and a relatively small amount of property.

Roeh…