California Supreme Court
Jan. 28, 2009
State Justices Greenlight Arbitration of Legal Fee Disputes
A ruling Monday by the California Supreme Court will restrict clients from taking their attorneys to court over legal fee disputes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer A ruling Monday by the California Supreme Court will restrict clients from taking their attorneys to court over legal fee disputes. The court unanimously ruled that a law generally requiring fee disputes to be settled by the State Bar does not prevent attorneys from seeking traditional binding arbitration under the California Arbitration Act if that procedure fails. Schatz v. Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &...
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