Law Offices of Roger Hsu v. Chian
A client signed a retainer agreement giving its lawyer both a flat fee and a contingency fee and a lien for the payment of the contingency fee against any property or money obtained in the collection action contemplated by the retainer agreement. The client prevailed in the collection action but filed a satisfaction of judgment before any money was recovered pursuant to the judgment, and the lawyer then sued both his former client and the defendants in the collection action. The lawyer obtained a default judgment against the former client (made worthless by the clients bankruptcy) but lost his claims against the other defendants. The lawyer appeals. Court affirm.
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