ROSS v. SCANNELL

No. 47861-9.

97 Wn.2d 598 (1982)

647 P.2d 1004

LAWRENCE M. ROSS, Appellant, v. WILLIAM G. SCANNELL, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth S. Kessler, for appellant.

Weinrich, Gilmore & Adolph, P.S., A. Peter Parsons, and Scott L. Schmidtman, for respondent.


DIMMICK, J.

This case was certified here by the Court of Appeals, Division Three. The issues as certified are:

1. Does RCW 60.40.010 (Washington's attorney lien statute) allow an attorney to file a lien on the real property of his client?

2. Can an attorney recover fees, based on a contingency fee agreement if, prior to full completion of the contingency, the attorney ceases to render the required legal services for his client?

3. Can an attorney...

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