Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green v. Freede

HODGES, Justice.

The issues in this case are (1) whether the trial judge properly construed the contract for attorney fees and costs in the underlying case, (2) whether the costs incurred in the underlying ease were reasonable, (3) whether the attorneys fee incurred by the plaintiff law firm in the present case were reasonable, and (4) whether the trial judge erred in awarding prejudgment interest.

I. Facts

The plaintiff in this case is the law firm of Pierce, Couch, Hendrickson, Baysinger & Green (law firm), and the defendant is Dr. Henry J. Freede, a client of the law firm. The law firm…