Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:
On December 16, 1991, the circuit court of Sangamon County dismissed defendant and third-party plaintiff Wayne R. Golomb's complaint seeking attorney fees, holding that Illinois law prohibits an attorney from recovering fees under a theory of quantum meruit where the parties' original contingent-fee agreement was an illegal contract and against public policy. Golomb appeals, contending (1) a discharged attorney...
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