BARNA, GUZY & STEFFEN, LTD. v. BEENS

No. C8-95-1479.

541 N.W.2d 354 (1995)

BARNA, GUZY & STEFFEN, LTD., Respondent, v. Richard A. BEENS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied February 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy D. Kelly, Wendy A. Snyder, Kelly & Berens, P.A., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Eric J. Magnuson, Sarah E. Morris, Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Considered and decided by SCHUMACHER, P.J., and HUSPENI and WILLIS, JJ.


OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Appellant Richard A. Beens challenges the district court's grant of a motion for partial summary judgment in favor of respondent Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. (the Barna firm), arguing that a shareholder separation agreement violates public policy because it involves fee-splitting among attorneys without client consent and restrains a client's right to select counsel. We affirm.

FACTS

Beens was a shareholder...

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