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June 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

2017 Lawyers on the Fast Track

2017 Lawyers on the Fast Track
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May 06, 2016 |

Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, P.L.L.C. v. Law Firm of Malone Middleman, P.C., PICS Case No. 16-0560 (Pa. April 25, 2016) Baer, J. (22 pages).

A predecessor law firm was not entitled to breach of contract damages against a successor law for a share of legal fees where there was no contract between the law firms, instead only a contract between the predecessor law firm and an employee attorney who took the case to the successor law firm, such that the employee attorney as a nonpartner owed and imposed no fiduciary duty to split fees. Order of the superior court reversed.
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December 18, 2012 |

Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, P.L.L.C. v. Malone Middleman, P.C., PICS Case No. 12-2254 (C.P. Allegheny Nov. 26, 2012) Hertzberg, J. (15 pages).

The predecessor law firm was entitled to quantum meruit payment only for billable time and expenses from the successor firm where an attorney representing a client on a contingent fee basis left the predecessor firm prior to settlement and the successor firm had no contract relationship with the predecessor firm. Affirmance of quantum meruit verdict recommended.
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