Attorney Argues Marketer Has No Case for Unpaid Referral Fees

A Southern California lawyer who represents professional athletes in workers’ compensation claims said in court filings that a complaint filed by a marketer demanding a percentage of attorney fees is baseless because any agreement to split fees with a non-attorney would be illegal and unenforceable. An attorney representing Jordan M. Cohen on June 16 filed a demurrer to the entire complaint Dennis Hamm filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on May 1. A demurrer is a pleading that argues a complaint does not state a cause of action without disputing the factual allegations. Cohe...