Swerdloff v. Rubenstein

Opinion

This appeal concerns an action for legal fees brought by the plaintiffs, Mark H. Swerdloff and Ileen P. Swerdloff, against the defendant, Jeffrey Rubenstein, their former client. The plaintiffs had been retained by the defendant to represent him in a tort action pursuant to a written fee agreement that pro*553vided, inter alia, that “[i]n the event that [the defendant] choose [s] to terminate this relationship prior to recovery by way of settlement or judgment then the Firm of Swerdloff & Swerdloff will be entitled to fees based upon quantum meruit which means that these fees will be based…