DeLAPAZ v. SELECTBUILD CONST., INC.

No. 1-08-2072.

917 N.E.2d 93 (2009)

334 Ill.Dec. 496

Rafael DeLAPAZ and Magdalena DeLapaz, Plaintiffs, v. SELECTBUILD CONSTRUCTION, INC., d/b/a RCI Construction, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, and Orleans Home Builders, Inc., f/d/b/a Realen Homes, LP, Defendants. (SelectBuild Construction, Inc., d/b/a RCI Construction, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff. Dason Masonry, Inc., Third-Party Defendant). (Touhy & Touhy, Ltd., Petitioner-Appellee; Stephan Zouras, LLP, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

September 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephan Zouras LLP, Esposito & Staubus, Burr Ridge, IL (Bradley K. Staubus, of counsel), for Appellant.

Touhy & Touhy, Ltd., Touhy, Touhy, Buehler & Williams, LLP, Chicago, IL (Timothy J. Touhy, Robert E. Williams, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The law firm of Stephan Zouras, LLP appeals the trial court's adjudication of attorney fees between Stephan Zouras as successor attorneys and Touhy & Touhy, Ltd. as discharged attorneys. Stephan Zouras claims that the trial court erred in awarding to Touhy & Touhy the contingent fee less the fees earned by Stephan Zouras under a quantum meruit theory. Stephan Zouras maintains that the trial court...

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