Perrillo v. Picco & Presley
Appellant, an attorney discharged by his client, challenges the denial of his motion for attorney fees brought against the counsel who succeeded him. Appellant sought the award based on a purported attorney fees contract between his former client and successor counsel.
Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by not awarding him the appropriate amount of fees. Successor counsel argue that the dispositive issue in this appeal has been raised in a related appeal in the same case (B182561) and incorporate their arguments and the record from that appeal in support of affirmance here. They contend that they were not parties to an attorney fees contract. Appellant does not mention the related appeal, the record in that appeal, or respond to the contention that successor counsel were not parties to an attorney fees contract. Court conclude that appellant has waived the issue raised in this appeal the amount of fees he should have been awarded because he has not addressed the contention that there was no attorney fees contract entitling him to an award in any amount. Court further conclude that successor counsel are correct that they were not parties to any such contract. Court therefore affirm.
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