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COWLEY v. SEYMOUR LAW FIRM

No. 108,620.

292 P.3d 7 (2012)

2012 OK 6

Gina A. COWLEY, Individually, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. SEYMOUR LAW FIRM, R. Thomas Seymour, Individually and as Partner, agent, servant or employee of Seymour Law Firm, and Scott A. Graham, Individually and as agent, servant or employee of Seymour Law Firm, Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected February 3, 2012.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gina A. Cowley, pro se, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, plaintiff/appellant.

R. Thomas Seymour , Seymour Law Firm, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for defendants/appellees.

WINCHESTER, J.

¶ 1 The issue before this Court is whether the expiration of an attorney lien prohibits a plaintiff's lawyer from suing her co-counsel for breach of contract over the distribution of attorney fees from a settlement of the underlying case. We hold that the one-year statute of limitations found in 5 O.S.2011, § 8, does not preclude a lawsuit arising over a contract dispute between plaintiff's lawyers.

¶ 2 In February 2002, Arvin...

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