A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an attorney lost out on his ability to get paid for his work because he failed to bring a motion for the determination of his fee within 30 days of settling his client's claim for indemnity benefits.
Case: Tellis v. Ash Timber Co., No. 15-1052, 04/27/2016, published.
Facts: Marvin Tellis suffered an on-the-job injury while working for the Ash Timber Co. He then hired attorney Mitchel M. Evans II to bring a workers' compensation claim on his behalf.
Tellis signed an agreement that he would pay Evans 30% of the first $20,000 recovered on the clai...
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