COMPTON v. KITTLESON

No. S-12175.

171 P.3d 172 (2007)

Larry D. COMPTON, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Danilo and Angelita Nelvis, Appellant, v. Nicholas KITTLESON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Sandberg, Sandberg, Wuestenfeld & Corey, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Brewster H. Jamieson and Andrea E. Girolamo-Welp, Lane Powell LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Attorney Nicholas Kittleson filed a consumer protection action against an Anchorage used car dealership on behalf of Danilo and Angelita Nelvis. Kittleson represented the Nelvises under a "hybrid" fee agreement that called for Kittleson to receive a contingent fee unless the Nelvises settled the case "for an amount that will pay less than $175.00 per hour for the time [Kittleson] invest...

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