As reported in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Attorneys general in 11 states, including Missouri and Illinois, have filed objections to General Motors Corp.’s reorganization plan. They have asked the bankruptcy court in Manhattan to reject the sale of most of GM’s assets to a ‘new’ GM unless there is stronger consumer protection.” The filing “asks that the sale exclude a product-liability shield.”
Fees For Departing Attorney Must Be Fair
March 19, 2013
As a Buffalo and Western New York attorney that deals with ethical issues, I am often asked how a firm divides fees when an attorney leaves the firm and continues to represent former firm clients. In Russo v. City of New York 48 A.D.3d 520 (2nd Dept. 2008)