The 1st Court of Appeals shot down a Houston lawyer’s attempt to collect fees from a client by intervening in her client’s divorce case.

The appellate court found Julia A. Maldonado, of J. Maldonado Law Firm, intervened too late in the divorce of Maria D. Rosario and Loughlon Quinn. In an April 2 opinion, the 1st Court dismissed the appeal filed by Maldonado and her firm, citing want of jurisdiction.