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AFLAC, INC. v. WILLIAMS

S93G1805.

264 Ga. 351 (1994)

AFLAC, INC. v. WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Thomas S. Carlock, Brian R. Neary, Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, Joseph L. Waldrep, for appellant.

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Ben L. Weinberg, Jr., Emily J. Brantley, for appellee.

L. Ray Patterson, Walter R. Phillips, Jack L. Sammons, Champion & Champion, Forrest L. Champion, Jr., amici curiae.

FLETCHER, Justice.

We granted the writ of certiorari to determine whether a client must pay legal fees to an attorney under a long-term retainer contract after terminating the contract.1 Reversing the Court of Appeals, we hold that an attorney may not recover damages under a penalty clause when a client exercises the legal right to terminate the attorney's retainer contract.

John Amos,...

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