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ALBERT BROOKS FRIEDMAN, LTD. v. MALEVITIS

No. 1-97-2461.

710 N.E.2d 843 (1999)

304 Ill. App.3d 979

238 Ill.Dec. 46

ALBERT BROOKS FRIEDMAN, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John MALEVITIS and James Stamos, Formerly d/b/a Stamos and Malevitis, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Brooks Friedman, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellant.

John L. Malevitis of J.L. Malevitis & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellee Malevitis.

Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented in this appeal is whether a discharged attorney may enforce a contract to split a contingency fee with a newly retained attorney. The circuit court dismissed a breach of contract suit filed on behalf of Albert Brooks Friedman, Ltd., a professional corporation, against attorneys John L. Malevitis and James Stamos, formerly doing business as Stamos and Malevitis, Ltd. Friedman's complaint arose after...

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