What is the effect of an agreement between an attorney and a plaintiff in a personal injury action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Dickinson, 24 BR 547 (Bankr. S.D. Cal. 1982):
This is not an uncommon arrangement with attorneys and their clients, and is indeed often the only way people with meritorious claims can obtain legal representation. Cetenko v. United California Bank, 30 Cal.3d 528, 536, 179 Cal.Rptr. 902, 638 P.2d 1299 (1982). An attorney will agree to represent a client in a dispute, and to secure payment, will accept a lien on any proceeds which may thereby be generated.
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