Guenard v. Burke

How courts have described this case

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

• permitting a fee based on the fair value of services despite a specific violation of a court rule forbidding the divorce contingency
• holding question of fair and reasonable compensation one for jury
• refusing to enforce contingent fee contract in divorce proceeding when such an agreement violated the prohibition against contingent fee contracts in such cases
• an attorney's reliance on a fee agreement that violated ethical rules “was, as a matter of law, an unfair or deceptive act or practice”
• reasonable compensation owed to attorney with unenforceable contingent fee agreement is question of fact
• deposition and contrary affidavit both considered in passing on motion for summary judgment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

55 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• J. A. Sullivan Corp. v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-06-25· cited 207×
• Anthony's Pier Four, Inc. v. Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-02-26· cited 159×
• Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2009-01-12· cited 158×
• Incase Incorporated v. Timex Corporation
  First Circuit· 2007-05-24· cited 86×
• Brown v. Gerstein
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-03-05· cited 77×
• Alexander v. Inman
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1995-02-08· cited 76×
• Hastings Associates, Inc. v. Local 369 Building Fund, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-01-31· cited 71×
• Shelcusky v. Garjulio
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2002-05-22· cited 63×
• Mulhern v. Roach
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-07-10· cited 52×
• Pietrangelo v. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-04-11· cited 46×
• Hanover Insurance v. Leeds
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-01-21· cited 42×
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Goldstone & Sudalter, P.C.
  First Circuit· 1997-10-22· cited 40×
• Frullo v. Landenberger
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-09-13· cited 39×
• Spilios v. Cohen
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-04-05· cited 35×
• Siegel v. Berkshire Life Insurance
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-10-06· cited 35×
• In Re Marriage of Malec
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-10-10· cited 33×
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Problem Pregnancy of Worcester, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-10-16· cited 32×
• Beyers v. Richmond
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-12-28· cited 30×
• Boston Athletic Association v. International Marathons
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-03· cited 25×
• Scofield v. Berman & Sons, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-10-03· cited 25×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Perma Research and Development Company v. The Singer Company
  Second Circuit· 1969-04-25· cited 537×
• Kennett-Murray Corporation v. John E. Bone
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-08-01· cited 354×
• Cummings v. National Shawmut Bank of Boston
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1933-12-27· cited 137×
• McGrath v. Mishara
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-03· cited 85×
• Town Planning & Engineering Associates, Inc. v. Amesbury Specialty Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-02-13· cited 66×
• McMahon v. M & D BUILDERS, INC.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-06-30· cited 51×
• Collins v. Godfrey
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-09-15· cited 42×
• McInerney v. Massasoit Greyhound Association, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-04-20· cited 40×
• Zuckernik v. Jordan Marsh Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1935-03-13· cited 32×
• Camerlin v. New York Cent. R. Co.
  First Circuit· 1952-11-12· cited 28×
• Junkins v. Slender Woman, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-03-12· cited 15×
• Young v. Southgate Development Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-11· cited 12×
• Cameron v. Sullivan
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-08· cited 11×
• Misci v. Revere Housing Authority
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-04-06· cited 2×