Cetenko v. United California Bank

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• holding that the attorney’s lien had priority because it was created several years before a third party was granted a lien
• noting that discouraging attorneys from initiating suits on behalf of clients who owe debts “would be detrimental not only to prospective litigants, but to their creditors as well
• under California law, a lien for attorney's fees depends upon the intention of the attorney and client in entering their fee agreement
• under California law, a lien for attorney’s fees depends upon the intention of the attorney and client in entering their fee agreement
• attorney’s lien is superior to that of another creditor who obtained a lien on the same judgment
• “A lien in favor of an attorney upon the proceeds of a prospective judgment in favor of his client for legal services rendered has been recognized in numerous cases.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).