Reed v. Garner Industries, Inc.

AHRENS, Judge.

Appellant, Mayer Lifschitz, appeals from a trial court order finding his purported attorney’s lien invalid. We affirm.

This case arose as a result of a claim for personal injuries made by plaintiffs-respondents, Paul Reed and Pamela Reed Diffen. Appellant, a California attorney, made initial contact with plaintiffs through a distant relative of Mr. Reed. Appellant recommended a Missouri attorney, Irvin Zwi-belman, to handle plaintiffs’ case. On or about November 9, 1980, plaintiffs agreed to retain Zwibelman to represent them. Zwibelman represented plaintiffs with respect to…