COTTON v. KRONENBERG

No. 47212-7-I.

44 P.3d 878 (2002)

111 Wash.App. 258

Harold J. COTTON, Respondent, v. Donald B. KRONENBERG, an individual and doing business as Kronenberg & Associates; and Vanessa Edrich, an individual, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Reconsideration Denied June 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Melani Bremner, Blake Edward Dias, Kim M. Tran, Stafford Frey Cooper, Gregory Mann Miller, Seattle, for Appellants.

Brian Haig Krikorian, Erica Krikorian, Seattle, for Respondent.


COX, J.

At issue is whether Donald Kronenberg breached his fiduciary duty to Harold Cotton, his former client, rendering unenforceable a written fee agreement between the two. We must also decide whether Kronenberg violated the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) in connection with that agreement.

Because counsel breached his fiduciary duties to his client, the fee agreement is unenforceable. Accordingly, the trial court...

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