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2011-08-24 |
BERSAMIN, J. |
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| Quantum meruit - literally meaning as much as he deserves - is used as basis for determining an attorney's professional fees in the absence of an express agreement.[72] The recovery of attorney's fees on the basis of quantum meruit is a device that prevents an unscrupulous client from running away with the fruits of the legal services of counsel without paying for it and also avoids unjust enrichment on the part of the attorney himself.[73] An attorney must show that he is entitled to reasonable compensation for the effort in pursuing the client's cause, taking into account certain factors in fixing the amount of legal fees.[74] | |||||
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2008-07-31 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| This would show that petitioner has been compensated for the services he rendered the complainants. It may do well for petitioner to remember that as a lawyer, he is a member of an honorable profession, the primary vision of which is justice. The practice of law is a decent profession and not a money-making trade. Compensation should be but a mere incident. [48] | |||||