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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 42.060
Wrongfully Discharged Attorney Entitled to Quantum Meruit
When an attorney employed under a contingent fee contract is discharged without just cause
and the client employs another attorney who obtains a recovery, the discharged attorney is
entitled to a fee based upon the reasonable value of the services he rendered prior to discharge.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
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