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California Supreme Court

Apr. 11, 2017

Law firms weigh in on unfinished business case Here

Thirty-two major law firms have told the state Supreme Court that the Heller Ehrman LLP estate cannot collect revenues from unfinished business that began at the defunct law firm but was completed elsewhere when shareholders left for other employers.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Thirty-two major law firms have told the state Supreme Court that the estate of the defunct law firm Heller Ehrman LLP cannot collect revenues from unfinished business that began at the firm but was completed elsewhere when shareholders left for other employers.

A joint amicus brief submitted last week argued that the Heller estate has no property right over hourly-billed legal work because clien...

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