Ott v. McCasey
Dennis Ott was convicted of murder and currently is incarcerated as a result of that conviction. In January 2002, Ott and his parents, Marin and Ken Atkinson, hired Kathleen E. McCasey, an attorney, paying her a retainer of $7,500 to review Otts case and consult about whether habeas corpus proceedings should be pursued. Otts parents later paid McCasey an additional $10,000. Approximately six months later, Ott and his parents became unhappy with McCaseys work. Ott fired McCasey and directed her to return the money that had been paid to her. McCasey responded by providing Ott and his parents with an accounting of the time she had spent on his case and a check for $545, representing the unearned portion of the sums paid to her.
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