Is an attorney fee provision in a retainer agreement enforceable?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from SHOPOFF v. HYON, 167 Cal.App.4th 1489, 85 Cal.Rptr.3d 268 (Cal. App. 2009):
In Calvert v. Stoner, supra, 33 Cal.2d 97, 103, 199 P.2d 297, an attorney fee provision in a retainer agreement was enforced where illegal provision prohibiting client from settling the case was found severable.
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