by Stewart Sutton | Oct 18, 2016 | Legal Malpractice
If an attorney exceeds his or her client’s expectations, can the attorney demand a bonus from the client? The answer is “no”. The attorney can only seek payment of fees pursuant to the terms of the parties’ retainer agreement. Rule 1.5(a) of...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 23, 2015 | Legal Malpractice
Maryland Rule 2-652(a) provides an attorney who has provided legal services to a client may retain the papers of the client in his possession until the attorney’s claim for fees is satisfied, unless the retention of the client’s papers would be prejudicial...