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BERGANTZEL v. MLYNARIK

No. 98-0530.

619 N.W.2d 309 (2000)

Terri BERGANTZEL, Appellee, v. Jan R. MLYNARIK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall J. Shanks of Shanks Law Firm, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Terri Bergantzel, Council Bluffs, pro se.

Considered en banc.

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellee, Terri Bergantzel, brought a small claims action against the appellant, Jan Mlynarik, to recover a contingent fee based on Bergantzel's assistance in negotiating a settlement of Mlynarik's personal injury claim. We granted discretionary review of the district court's affirmance of the small claims judgment allowing such a fee. Because Bergantzel is not a licensed attorney, we hold that the contingent fee contract is against public policy...

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