Legal Opinion
Law Offices of Fred L. Herman, APLC v. Helmer
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 9, 2013No. 13-CA-235PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT A. CHAISSON, Judge.
2In this suit on open account for attorney fees, Belinda Helmer appeals from a judgment awarding the Law Offices of Fred L. Herman, APLC, et al., $90,764.93 in attorney fees incurred for collection of the underlying judgment in their favor. For the following reasons, we affirm that judgment.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This litigation began with a dispute over legal fees and costs incurred by Mrs. Hel-mer for representation in the succession of her late husband, Henry Helmer. Plaintiffs, the law firm of Fred L. Herman and various attorneys who had done work on the…
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