06/16/2009
Court Declines to Meddle With Fee Sharing Agreement Despite Unequal Sharing of Workload
Samuel v. Druckman & Sinel, LLP, ___ N.E.2d ___, 2009 WL 813095, 2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 02447 NY Ct of App. 2009)
Brief Summary
In a fee sharing dispute between a referring attorney and the attorney to whom he referred the case, the referring attorney was entitled to a share of an enhanced fee award even though the enhancement was primarily attributable to the work performed by the latter attorney.
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