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STEVEN R. PERLES, P.C. v. KAGY

Nos. 05-7076, 05-7077.

473 F.3d 1244 (2007)

STEVEN R. PERLES, P.C. and Steven R. Perles, Esquire, Appellants v. Anne-Marie KAGY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Schneebaum argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants/cross-appellees Steven R. Perles, P.C. and Steven R. Perles, Esquire.

John W. Karr argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant Thomas Fortune Fay.

Mark D. Cummings argued the cause for appellees/cross-appellants Anne-Marie Kagy. With him on the briefs was David E. Sher.

Before: TATEL and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge.

Like a contentious corporate merger or a sizable family inheritance, a large contingency fee in a successful lawsuit sometimes leads to nasty controversy over who gets what. This case is a fine example.

From 1994 to 1999, recent law school graduate Anne-Marie Kagy worked as an attorney for solo practitioner Steven Perles. Among her other work, Kagy assisted Perles with...

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