BARNES, CROSBY, FITZGERALD & ZEMAN, LLP v. RINGLER

No. G045872.

212 Cal.App.4th 172 (2012)

151 Cal. Rptr. 3d 134

BARNES, CROSBY, FITZGERALD & ZEMAN, LLP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JEROME L. RINGLER et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

As modified January 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Enterprise Counsel Group, David A. Robinson , Benjamin P. Pugh , James S. Azadian and Jonathan J. Boustani for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Lindahl Beck , George M. Lindahl and Alan D. Mehaffey for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

IKOLA, J.

In class actions, an attorney's agreement to share legal fees is governed by the State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 2-200 (rule 2-200) and California Rules of Court, rule 3.769 (rule 3.769). Rule 2-200 permits an attorney to share legal fees with another lawyer only with the client's informed, written consent. Rule 3.769 requires an applicant seeking court...

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