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District Court Had Ancillary Enforcement Jurisdiction to Enforce Attorney’s Lien in Post-Judgment Proceeding, Holds First Circuit

In Butt v. United Brotherhood, No. 18-2272 (3d Cir. June 8, 2021), the First Circuit holds that the district court maintained subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a fee dispute between a pair of lawyers who represented three women in an employment discrimination lawsuit. Attorney Paddick represented plaintiffs (the Clients) on a 40% contingency fee throughContinue reading “District Court Had Ancillary Enforcement Jurisdiction to Enforce Attorney’s Lien in Post-Judgment Proceeding, Holds First Circuit”