Parnoff v. Yuille

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

The issues raised in this appeal and cross appeal require us to assess whether an attorney who executes a contingency fee agreement with a client for payment of a fee greater than that prescribed by General Statutes § 52-251C,1 commonly known as the “fee cap *151statute,” may, nevertheless, recover against the client in a breach of contract action where the allowable damages are limited, by jury instruction, to the maximum allowed under the fee cap statute. The plaintiff, Laurence Pamoff, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in part after a jury trial, in favor…