Court Affirms Judgment for Lawyer Challenged on Fees

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California appellate court has upheld the validity of a contingency agreement between mold plaintiffs and their former lawyer that resulted in a $70,942.22 judgment for the lawyer after a trial court hearing. Joelson v. Koberstein, No. G038727 (Calif. Ct. App., 4th Dist.).

California's Fourth Appellate District on Oct. 1 affirmed the judgment in favor of the Law Offices of Frederico C. Sayre, rejecting assertions by his former clients that the trial court lacked jurisdiction or that Sayre had "unclean hands" because of the disposition of an earlier settlement and should not be allowed to collect …