O'HARA v. Ahlgren, Blumenfeld & Kempster

I dissent. According to the record, plaintiff, Maria O’Hara, the widow of attorney Barratt O’Hara II, entered into an agreement in 1977 to sell the goodwill and physical property of decedent’s law office and practice to defendants’ law firm and its principals for a percentage of income which was derived from decedent’s practice. The agreement also required defendants to provide periodic accountings to plaintiff. The agreement was drafted by the defendants, who were lawyers. The agreement was signed by plaintiff, a lay person, without the advice or benefit of a lawyer.

Pursuant to the…