Atlanta lawyer Edward Garland was satisfied when a federal judge ruled that his firm, eight-attorney Garland, Samuel & Loeb, was allowed to keep $370,205 from a case referred by Miami attorney Paul Marcus. Marcus claimed Garland promised to share one-third of the fee. But then Garland Samuel's professional liability insurer refused to foot the bill to defend the action. And now the firm is suing American Safety Casualty, claiming it breached its contract and is liable for more than $100,000 in legal fees.
December 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Atlanta criminal defense lawyer Edward T.M. Garland was so pleased with the referral of a complex federal case to his firm that he cut a $5,000 check to the Florida lawyer who sent the business his way.
“I guess it’s one of those cases where no good deed goes unpunished,” said Garland, who, along with his firm, eight-attorney Garland, Samuel & Loeb, was subsequently sued by the referring lawyer, Paul R. Marcus of Miami.
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