The applicant, Francisco Calles, sought to void a contingency fee agreement (CFRA) with the respondent law firm, Yormak & Associates, and to recover fees paid, requesting the court to fix or assess the fees.
The respondent, Steven Yormak, brought a motion to strike portions of the applicant's materials and a counter-application for disclosure of the applicant's new counsel's file.
The court voided the CFRA due to numerous deficiencies under the Solicitors Act and its Regulations, finding it unfair and unreasonable.
The respondent's motion to strike was partially granted, and the counter-application was dismissed as a "fishing expedition" seeking privileged material.
The court fixed the respondent's fees on a quantum meruit basis at $62,150, reducing the claimed hours, and ordered the respondent to remit $6,290.62 to the applicant.