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MEGARO v. McCOLLUM

No. 22-1505.

66 F.4th 151 (2023)

Halscott MEGARO, P.A., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Henry MCCOLLUM; Leon Brown; Raymond Tarlton, as Guardian for Henry McCollum and Individually; Duane Gilliam, as Guardian for Leon Brown; Kimberly Pinchbeck, as Guardian for the Estate of Henry McCollum and Individually, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 18, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jaime Torre Halscott , HALSCOTT MEGARO, PA, Winter Park, Florida, for Appellant. Matthew J. Higgins , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Elliot S. Abrams , CHESHIRE PARKER SCHNEIDER, PLLC, Raleigh, North Carolina; Liz Lockwood , ALI & LOCKWOOD LLP, Washington, D.C.; Catherine E. Stetson , E. Desmond Hogan , W. David Maxwell , Eric S. Roytman , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Affirmed in part, dismissed in part by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion, in which Judge Richardson and Judge Heytens concur.

Law firm Halscott Megaro, P.A., ("Halscott Megaro" or "the firm") sued former clients Henry McCollum, Leon Brown and their guardians (collectively "former clients"), seeking to recover unpaid legal fees and expenses. A district court dismissed the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). In reaching that...

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