PARNOFF v. YUILLE

No. 36106.

136 A.3d 48 (2016)

163 Conn.App. 273

Laurence V. PARNOFF v. Darcy YUILLE.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided February 23, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Weihing , Bridgeport, with whom, on the brief, were Dana P. Lonergan , Trumbull, John T. Bochanis , Bridgeport, and Laurence V. Parnoff, Jr. , for the appellant, plaintiff.

Barbara L. Cox , New Haven, for the appellee, defendant.

GRUENDEL, PRESCOTT and PELLEGRINO, Js.


The issue raised in this appeal requires us to assess whether an attorney who executes a fee agreement that violates General Statutes § 52-251c,1 commonly known as the "fee cap statute," may, nevertheless, recover against the client under the doctrine of quantum meruit. The plaintiff, Laurence V....

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