Civil Litigation
Mar. 26, 2020
Lawyer didn’t meet requirements to enforce fee sharing agreement, panel says
A unanimous three-judge panel found that even though the client understood the fee arrangement, he did not sign the necessary documents needed in order to enforce the referral fee.
Finding a lawyer did not meet the requirements to enforce a fee agreement with another, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has reversed a San Joaquin County jury.
The jury found Stockton attorney Kenneth N. Meleyco owed fees and interest to attorney Robert K. Reeve of Valley Springs. But a unanimous three-judge panel found that even though the client understood the fee arrangement, he did not sign the necessary documents needed in o...
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