SUTHERLAND v. O'MALLEY

No. 88-2221.

882 F.2d 1196 (1989)

Kimberly A. SUTHERLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul R. O'MALLEY and O'Malley & O'Malley, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1989.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Bredemann, Flood, Bredemann & Evans, Park Ridge, Ill., Kimberly A. Sutherland, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul R. O'Malley, John A. O'Malley, Thomas D. Nissen, O'Malley & O'Malley, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, POSNER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of a fee dispute between two attorneys, plaintiff Kimberly Sutherland and defendant Paul R. O'Malley.1 Ms. Sutherland asked Mr. O'Malley to serve as co-counsel in the representation of one of her clients, Kerwin Albright. After a settlement was obtained in the Albright case, Mr. O'Malley caused the settlement payments to be sent to him and deposited...

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