Craft v. Kane

This case is before this court on remand from the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648, 653-54 (2001). The Appeals Court heard Attorney Carlo Cellai’s (“Attorney Cellai”) appeal of this court’s (Whitehead, J.) denial of his motion [9 Mass. L. Rptr. 121] to establish and enforce an attorney’s lien. Id. at 648. Specifically, the Appeals Court asks that this court conduct a thorough exploration of the plaintiffs discharge of Attorney Cellai “to determine whether the discharge of Cellai was in bad faith or for good cause.” Id. at 653. The Appeals Court also asks that…