Woolard v. Burton

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County directing the appellant, Allen L. Feingold, Esquire, to withdraw his appearance as counsel for Ruth and Jerry Woolard in the case of Woolard v. Burton, docketed at Court of Common Pleas, October Term, 1982, No. 4269. The order appealed also required that Feingold be paid a referral fee totalling no more than one-third (Vs) of any amount recovered in the Woolard v. Burton case, plus reimbursement for costs. We reverse.

The record reveals that on or about November 17, 1980, Jerry Woolard was…