In American Resource Technologies, Inc. v. Oden, Civil Action No. 3:13-CV-04419-B, 2014 WL 6884243 (N.D. Tex. Dec. 8, 2014), the court held that a lawyer cannot always withdraw from a case when a client fails to pay fees and costs owed to the lawyer. In this case, the plaintiffs’ lawyers moved to withdraw under Rule 1.15(b), which permits withdrawal if either: “the client fails substantially to … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Sanctions against lawyers upheld on appeal
The Sixth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a judgment for sanctions against 2 lawyers for filing a groundless claim against my client. Previously, the trial court sanctioned the 2 lawyers for filing a claim against my client in bad faith and which was groundless and filed for purposes of harassment. The trial court awarded over $30,000 in sanctions against the 2 lawyers. On appeal, the Court of … [Read more...]
