Legal Opinion
William J. Cooney, P.C. v. Rowland
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 19, 1999No. A99A0889PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Chief Judge.
The law firm of William J. Cooney, RC. filed an action to foreclose an attorney’s lien on settlement checks issued to Cooney’s client, Willis Rowland. The trial court entered judgment in favor of Cooney for only about one-third of the amount requested, based on its finding that the attorney-client fee agreement sought to be enforced by Cooney was unconscionable. Cooney appeals, arguing that the agreement was not unconscionable and should have been enforced according to its terms. We agree.
Rowland served as vice-president of a building products company. In 1987, the…
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