An appeals panel in Manhattan last week ruled that an attorney who failed to comply with a court rule covering retainer agreements and who was discharged by his client can nevertheless recover the ...

The Greene County attorney who was voluntarily disbarred after she took retainer fees from a fellow lawyer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges Friday and was immediately sentenced to probation.

Acquiring legal representation after a truck accident might not be the first thought on your mind, but it’s crucial. This is because traversing the convolutions of a legal case is highly pedantic, ...

Q: My daughter hired an attorney to represent her in an adoption case. The attorney requested a $10,000 retainer which she paid in July. She received no accounting of his charges until she received an ...

Maryland Rule 19-301.5 provides the basic requirements for fee agreements between attorneys and clients. At a high level, the ...