Skeens v. Miller

331 Md. 331 (1993)

628 A.2d 185

EDWARD JOHN SKEENS

v.

HELEN MARTHA MILLER.

No. 61, September Term, 1992.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 27, 1993.

Edward John Skeens, Suitland, on brief, for petitioner.

Raymond M. Hertz, Greenbelt, on brief, for respondent.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, McAULIFFE, CHASANOW, KARWACKI and ROBERT M. BELL, JJ.

KARWACKI, Judge.

We issued a writ of certiorari in this case to determine at what time an attorney, who is retained on a contingent fee agreement and who is discharged without cause by the client prior to the occurrence of the contingency, may…