Hiscott and Robinson v. King

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• holding that an attorney hired on a contingent fee basis and dismissed prior to settlement may recover in quantum meruit for the time and expenses devoted to the case
• noting that “[i]n light of the case law set forth above, it - 11 - J-A34045-14 is clear that [the terminated attorneys are] limited to a quantum meruit- based recovery”
• noting the client terminated the fee agreement “when, under its terms, there was nothing due to [the terminated attorneys] as compensation”
• in dispute over attorney’s fees, applying quantum meruit theory to recovery of fees by multiplying hours worked at the hourly rate
• noting the contingency contemplated in the agreement was not satisfied
• noting the contingency contemplated in the agreement was not satisfied

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