· 2/9/1977
Jeffry v. Pounds
Citations
- 67 Cal. App. 3d 6
- 136 Cal. Rptr. 373
- 1977 Cal. App. LEXIS 1197
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- courts have “broad 16 discretion to deny fees to an attorney who commits an ethical 17 violation.”
- law firm entitled to compensation only for services it rendered prior to its breach of professional conduct by accepting representation of client’s wife in marital dispute without the client’s consent
- law firm entitled to compensation only for services it ren dered prior to its breach of professional conduct by accepting representation of client’s wife in marital dispute without the client’s consent
- firm which undertook representation of wife of current client in marital dissolution proceedings was limited to value of services rendered preceding breach of professional standards in action to recover attorney fees in husband’s unrelated suit
- discounting fees incurred after violation of Cal. RPC 5-102
- attorneys’ fees refund from Code violation
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Judges: Friedman
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