Legal Opinion
Joseph Brenner Associates, Inc. v. Starmaker Entertainment, Inc., Christina Burks Lee, Esq.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 22, 1996No. 995, Docket 95-7721PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
This case involves a dispute betweén an attorney, Christina Burks Lee, and her client, Joseph Brenner, the sole shareholder of Joseph Brenner Associates, Inc. (“Brenner, Inc.”). Brenner appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Richard Owen, District Judge), granting Lee leave to withdraw for cause as counsel for Brenner, Inc., awarding unpaid counsel fees together with prejudgment interest, and granting a retaining lien on the legal files in her possession. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
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