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· 2/21/1990

Attorney Grievance Commission v. Korotki

Citations

  • 569 A.2d 1224
  • 318 Md. 646
  • 1990 Md. LEXIS 32

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that an “increase in fee obtained by an attorney through threats to terminate a representation which the attorney was obliged to continue” will be held invalid
  • noting that an \increase in fee obtained by an attorney through threats to terminate a representation which the attorney was obliged to continue\ will be held invalid
  • indicating that whether a legal fee violates a disciplinary rule is a question of law
  • indicating that whether a legal fee violates a disciplinary rule is a question of law
  • indicating that whether legal fee violates disciplinary rule is a question of law
  • “The testimony presented to Judge Levitz would support a finding that the customary contingent fee in personal injury cases which are tried is thirty-three and one-third to forty percent.”

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Adkins, Orth

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