Articles Posted in Professional Practices

Attorneys have common law and statutory security interests in the proceeds of recoveries of their clients, generally referred to as charging liens. A statutory lien is created when a lawyer files a pleading with an affirmative claim for recovery and may be enforced by filing a petition in the underlying…

Business divorce disputes among lawyers will often require the division of contingent fees realized after the parties have separated their business interests. An agreement between lawyers in a firm to divide fees in the event of their separation cannot function as a restriction on a lawyers right to practice and…