Jones v. International Land Corporation Ltd.

The lawyer of a judgment creditor appeals from a ruling that a creditor of his client who had obtained a restraining order effectively attaching the judgment had priority over the lawyer's subsequently filed attorney's lien. We affirm.

On March 1, 1984, Wayne Jones retained the law firm of Neubauer & Hunsinger to represent him in his claim against International Land Corporation (International) and in a claim against him by Travel House, Inc. (Travel House). A retainer agreement provided for compensation on a contingency basis, plus fees and costs, for representation in the action against…