A Houston attorney who became friends and business partners with his client, only to see the relationship fall apart, is finding it hard to collect damages for a contract breach, or to recoup payment for legal services.

It’s a case that warns of cozy relationships between lawyers and clients, and also stresses the importance of attorneys keeping time and billing records of the legal services they give clients. An opinion released Tuesday by Houston’s 14th Court of Appeals in the case, Marcos v. Adam, has the details of what happened.

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