California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 2, 2014
Split appeals court allows law firm $2.2 million fee for representing itself
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP can collect more than $2.2 million in fees even though its own lawyers represented the firm in litigation against a former client, a divided 2nd District Court of Appeal panel has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP can collect more than $2.2 million in attorney fees even though its own lawyers represented the firm in litigation against a former client, a divided 2nd District Court of Appeal panel has ruled.
The general rule in California is that lawyers, like all other pro pers, cannot collect attorney fees from opponents for representing themselves. But in an unp...
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