Barnes, Crosby, Fitzgerald & Zeman, LLP v. Ringler
Normally, a fee splitting agreement between attorneys is not valid in the absence of the client’s written consent. In our prior opinion in this case, Barnes, Crosby, Fitzgerald, & Zeman v. Ringler, LLP (2012) 212 Cal.App.4th 172 (Barnes I), we held that a party may be equitably estopped from relying on this rule if one party actively prevented the other from obtaining the client’s written consent. We remanded for a trial on that issue.
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