McCarthy v. Estate of Krohn

We consider challenges to the circuit court’s rulings on prejudgment interest on attorney’s fees and costs established in a charging lien proceeding arising from the claim of a law firm discharged by the client in a personal injury action. We hold that prejudgment interest runs from the date the client received the proceeds of settlement, a time fixed by the contract between the client and the law firm.

In 1997, appellant Nancy McCarthy signed a contingency fee agreement with Hall, Lamb & Hall, P.A. and retained the law firm to represent her in a suit arising from a boating accident. The…