Legal Opinion
Edl v. Kinast (In Re Edl)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 1, 1997No. 3-18-13671PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
ROBERT D. MARTIN, Chief Judge.
Attorney Frank Kinast represented Maryann Edl in her divorce. They had no written fee agreement, but he asked that she pay him a retainer of $600 and thereafter $100 per hour. After receiving the retainer Mr. Kinast did not bill her, nor did Ms. Edl pay anything until the divorce was granted. On November 3, 1995, after a contested hearing, Mr. Kinast secured for Ms. Edl a property division judgment of $3,400. The judgment was satisfied on February 18, 1996 by a check which Mr. Kinast had his opposing counsel make payable in both his name and…
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