GALLOWAY JEFCOAT, LLP v. KEATING

No. 13-1069.

138 So.3d 786 (2014)

GALLOWAY JEFCOAT, LLP v. D. Patrick ("Rick") KEATING.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie J. Schiff , Schiff, Scheckman & White LLP, Opelousas, LA, for Defendant Appellant: D. Patrick ("Rick") Keating.

Lamont Paul Domingue , Hoai T. Hoang , Voorhies & Labbé Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff Appellant: Galloway Jefcoat, LLP.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, MARC T. AMY, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

This case involves a dispute over the division of attorney's fees between a bankruptcy attorney and a firm. The bankruptcy attorney, with a practice established prior to his employment with the firm, was later terminated by the firm for what it deemed improper retention of fees collected by the attorney.

The firm filed suit against the attorney for recovery of the fees and its damages suffered as a result of having to reallocate the time of...

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