SKEENS v. MILLER

No. 61, September Term, 1992.

331 Md. 331 (1993)

628 A.2d 185

EDWARD JOHN SKEENS v. HELEN MARTHA MILLER.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward John Skeens, Suitland, on brief, for petitioner.

Raymond M. Hertz, Greenbelt, on brief, for respondent.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, McAULIFFE, CHASANOW, KARWACKI and ROBERT M. BELL, JJ.


KARWACKI, Judge.

We issued a writ of certiorari in this case to determine at what time an attorney, who is retained on a contingent fee agreement and who is discharged without cause by the client prior to the occurrence of the contingency, may recover for the reasonable value of the services performed prior to discharge.

I.

On June 28, 1989, respondent, Helen Martha Miller, retained petitioner, Edward John Skeens, to represent her in a personal injury...

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