Bass v. Rose

(Filed Nov. 19, 2004)

The majority’s opinion permits attorneys to collect fees from their clients for performing absolutely no services on behalf of those clients. I disagree with any scheme that allows an attorney to collect money when he or she has done nothing to earn that money. Let me be clear that my dissent is not a criticism of contingent fees. I find absolutely no fault with contingent fees in general. As I have said before, “my dispute with the majority opinion is that it permits attorneys in this state to collect fees from their clients when they have performed absolutely no…