Donovan v. Mahoney

The plaintiff, Attorney John P. Donovan (“Donovan”), filed this pro se appeal of a directed verdict entered against him following an October 9,2008 jury-waived trial in the Stoughton Division of the District Court Department. There was no error.

This action by Donovan arose out of his fee dispute with the defendant, Attorney Brian F. Mahoney (“Mahoney”). In 2003, the parties executed a written “Referral Fee Agreement” that provided for Donovan’s referral of personal injury and workers’ compensation cases to Mahoney, and for Mahoney’s payment to Donovan of one-third of the attorney’s fee…