In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)

Citation: In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)
Parent Document: In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2024-09-20
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10281485/in-the-matter-of-edward-j-collins/ ↗

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The client needed an attorney, and the respondent, a neighbor and acquaintance, agreed to represent her.  There was no written fee agreement between the respondent and the client.  Rather, the respondent advised the client verbally that while he would not charge her for the recovery of her interest in the property, he would "probably charge her [one-third] of any recovery above" that value.  The respondent also communicated at times with the client's son-in-law, an attorney licensed in another State.  The respondent's advice to the client, which was also communicated to her son-in-law, was that the client had ownership rights in the property pursuant to the spousal elective share statute, G. L. c. 191, § 15, and that under the Homestead Act, G. L. c. 188, the client was entitled to a life estate in the property.

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