DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.
This case involves an issue of first impression: Whether an attorney who enters into a contingent-fee contract with a client and is later discharged by the client may bring an action for a quantum-meruit fee prior to the resolution of the former client's lawsuit. Appellant Joy Salmon contends that the discharged attorney's cause of action does not accrue unless and until the client is successful in recovering an award. She thus contends...
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