Court Opinion

ID: 9765500
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 04:04:03.636323+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:30:10.496403
License: Public Domain

COLE, Judge,
concurring.
The majority opinion is a sterling admonition to counsel to charge a fee commensurate with the legal services rendered. However, it is not a review of the case presented to, *107argued before, and decided by Judge Thieme. The issue before Judge Thieme was whether the fees charged by the respondent under the circumstances described were clearly excessive and unreasonable. As proof of each side’s position, three eminent and outstanding members of the Bar testified. Judge Thieme was unpersuaded by either side, and he thus concluded that Bar Counsel had not met his burden. The issue for us is simple: were Judge Thieme’s conclusions clearly erroneous? We cannot say that they were, and for this reason, we should affirm the judgment. Hence, I concur.