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IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF ROYBAL

No. 26,874.

191 P.3d 537 (2008)

2008-NMCA-110

In the MATTER OF the ESTATE OF ANTONIO ROYBAL, deceased. Lee Ulibarri, Jerry Ulibarri, Anthony Ulibarri, and Nieves Schehl, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Arnold Padilla, Esq., Defendant in Intervention-Appellee, and Linda Loe, as personal representative of the Estate of Antonio Roybal and in her individual capacity, and Natividad Roybal, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied, No. 31,128, July 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Natelson Law Firm, Jacob D. Caldwell, Taos, NM, for Appellants.

Jane B. Yohalem, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

OPINION

SUTIN, Chief Judge.

{1} In this appeal, clients challenge the enforcement of their lawyer's charging lien. The charging lien was filed to enforce a contingent fee agreement, pursuant to which the lawyer sought an interest in land recovered for the clients in a lawsuit. We affirm the district court's enforcement of the charging lien.

BACKGROUND

{2} Arnold Padilla (Padilla) was retained as legal counsel to...

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