Legal Opinion
In Re Hager
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 2002No. 01-BG-995PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate J.:
Briefly put, the issue in this bar disciplinary proceeding is whether an attorney may ethically enter into an agreement with an opposing party in which his clients are awarded full purchase price refunds (amid other relief) but where the attorney secretly and without the knowledge of the clients 1) receives (together with his co-counsel) $225,000 as attorneys fees and expenses, 2) agrees never to represent anyone with related claims against the opposing party, and 3) agrees to keep totally confidential and not to disclose to anyone all information learned during his…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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