Costello v. Cook

Opinion by

Judge MARQUEZ.

Plaintiff, Bartley A. Costello, Jr., appeals the judgment entered by the trial court on his claim for compensation under an employment contract with defendants, Stephen H. Cook and The Law Firm of Stephen H. Cook. We affirm.

Costello began working as an associate for Cook’s law firm in June 1984. A short time later, Costello signed an employment contract which Cook had dictated in memorandum form. That contract provided in part as follows:

[T]o the extent that any contingent fee cases are brought into my firm as a result of your contact or referral, you shall receive ⅛…