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ROGERS v. WEBB

No. 94-1410.

558 N.W.2d 155 (1997)

Charles E. ROGERS, Appellant, v. JoAnn P. WEBB a/k/a JoAnn P. Nye, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis Herrera of Herrera Law Office, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

John A. McClintock of Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, and Peter S. Cannon of Connolly, O'Malley, Lillis, Hansen & Olson, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

It is clearly unethical for an attorney to undertake a contingent fee arrangement in a domestic relations case. Any contract providing for one is void as against public policy. The question here is whether a similar fee arrangement involving a layperson is also void.1 We think the trial court was clearly correct in deciding it is.

In October 1984 plaintiff Charles Rogers (Charles) met defendant JoAnn Webb-Nye ...

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