Legal Opinion
Coie v. Sadkin (In Re Sadkin)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1994No. 93-09180PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Perkins Coie (“Perkins”), a law firm headquartered in California, appeals from the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s order that allowed Gordon F. Sadkin’s claimed exemption of his wrongful garnishment cause of action and denied all relief requested by Perkins. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
Prior to events giving rise to this bankruptcy, Perkins represented the debtor Gordon F. Sadkin (“Sadkin”) in various real estate ventures, allegedly earning attorneys’ fees of more than $180,000. When a dispute over legal fees arose, Perkins filed a…
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