Argentena Consolidated Mining Co. v. Standish

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, C.J.:

This appeal arises out of a district court’s order adjudicating an attorney-client fee dispute between appellant Argentena Consolidated Mining Company and its former law firm respondent Jolley Urga Wirth Woodbury & Standish. Jolley Urga defended Argentena in the underlying personal injury action between Argentena and an injured plaintiff. In this opinion, we must determine whether, in the absence of an enforceable charging lien or the client’s request or consent to the district court’s adjudication of a retaining lien, and in light of the client’s legal…