Does a client have an absolute power to discharge an attorney who has entered into a contract creating a lien?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hansen v. Jacobsen, 186 Cal.App.3d 350, 230 Cal.Rptr. 580 (Cal. App. 1986):
Having entered into a contract creating such a lien, a client still has the absolute power and right to discharge the attorney at any time, with or [186 Cal.App.3d 356] without cause. (Fracasse v. Brent, supra, 6 Cal.3d
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