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Attorneys; fee splitting: Where an attorney and a law firm entered an agreement at the inception of her employment about how they would divide a contingent fee if she left the firm, the agreement did not violate the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct. Bennett v. Ashcraft & Gerel LLP, No. 31, Sept. Term, 2022 (filed Oct. 27, 2023).
Contract; performance bond: Where a performance bond required a party making a claim to provide timely notice of default to the bonding company before a third party took over remedial work, and the claimant here failed to provide timely notice, the bonding company owed no obligation. If the bonding company had received timely notice, it would have had the opportunity to elect a remedial option and minimize its liability. Wildewood Operating Company LLC, v. WRV Holdings LLC, No. 388, Sept. Term, 2022 (filed Oct. 30, 2023).
BOTTOM LINE: Where an attorney and a law firm entered an agreement at the inception of her employment about how they would divide a contingent fee if she left the firm, the agreement did not violate the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct.
CASE: Bennett v. Ashcraft & Gerel LLP, No. 31, Sept. Term, 2022 (filed Oct. 27, 2023) (Judges Berger, ARTHUR, Tang).
FACTS: This case principally involves a dispute between a law firm (Ashcraft & Gerel LLP) and an attorney (Jamie Bennett) who was formerly employed by the firm....
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