BRENNAN v. SHELL OFFSHORE, INC.

No. 91-CA-2141.

602 So.2d 97 (1992)

James M. BRENNAN v. SHELL OFFSHORE, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Buck, Jr., Robert L. Manard, Law Offices of Robert L. Manard, APLC, New Orleans, for appellee, Timothy J. Falcon.

Russell Stegeman, Stegeman & Associates, Gretna, David A. Hilleren, Hilleren, Baines & LeBlanc, New Orleans, for intervenor/appellant.

Before BARRY, KLEES and PLOTKIN, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

Intervenor, attorney Russell Stegeman, appeals a trial court decision awarding defendant-in-intervention, attorney Timothy Falcon, 98 percent of the contingency fee earned in the instant case. We reverse.

Facts:

On August 14, 1989, plaintiff James Brennan signed a contingency fee contract with the firm of Stegeman and Falcon to represent him in the instant suit. A petition for damages was filed on January 17, 1990; Falcon signed...

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