Craft v. Kane (2001)

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green Santander Bank, N.A. v. Warrender (2014)

Quote Authority · 1st Cir. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion

Avionics, Inc. v. City of Westfield, 63 Mass.App.Ct. 509 , 827 N.E.2d 721, 725 (2005); see also Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648 , 747 N.E.2d 748, 752 (2001) (“[T]he stipulation of dismissal constituted a judgment within the meaning of the attorney’s lien statute.”).

“[T]he stipulation of dismissal constituted a judgment within the meaning of the attorney’s lien statute.”

green Northeastern Avionics, Inc. v. City of Westfield (2005)

Rule Authority · Mass. App. Ct. · 3 citations in this opinion

Co., Heath Properties v. Credle, 427 Mass. 636, 640 (1998); (2) the attorney appeared for the chent in that action, Boswell v. Zephyr Lines, Inc., 414 Mass. at 244, 249 ; (3) a court entered a judgment, decree, or order in that action, Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 651 (2001); (4) the judgment, decree, or order was favorable to the attorney’s chent, Cohen v. Lindsey, 38 Mass. App. Ct. at 4 ; and (5) proceeds were derived from that judgment, decree, or order.

green Skellinger v. Herbert (2001)

Rule Authority · Mass. Super. Ct. · signal: cf. · 3 citations in this opinion

Cf. Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648, 651 (2001) (concluding that a stipulation of dismissal pursuant to Rule 41 constitutes an order “in the client’s favor” under G.L.c. 221, §50, the attorney’s lien statute, where the client receives a monetary settlement in connection with the dismissal).

concluding that a stipulation of dismissal pursuant to Rule 41 constitutes an order “in the client’s favor” under G.L.c. 221, §50, the attorney’s lien statute, where the client receives a monetary settlement in connection with the dismissal

green Craft v. Kane (2005)

Rule Authority · Mass. App. Ct. · 2 citations in this opinion

Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 650-652 (2001) (Craft I).

Craft I

green Malonis v. Loiselle (2003)

Rule Authority · Mass. Super. Ct. · 2 citations in this opinion

Salem Realty; Opert v. Mellios, 415 Mass. 634, 636 (1993) (both noting, but not deciding, the issue of whether an attorney discharged in bad faith might recover from his client on a contingent fee agreement); Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648, 653 (2002).

green CITY OF BEVERLY v. BASS RIVER GOLF MANAGEMENT, INC., & Another. (2025)

Rule Authority · Mass. App. Ct.

Co., 427 Mass. at 641 (attorney's lien attaching to funds held in escrow); Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 653 (2001) (attorney's lien attaching to a $7,500 stipulation of dismissal that was paid to plaintiff); see also Curly Customs, Inc., 62 Mass. App. Ct. at 97-98 (motion to determine an attorney's lien is premature until a party has prevailed and there are proceeds to which the lien can attach).

attorney's lien attaching to a $7,500 stipulation of dismissal that was paid to plaintiff

green Doe v. Gonpo (2023)

Rule Authority · Mass. App. Ct.

L. c. 221, § 50 ("[f]rom the authorized commencement of an action . . . the attorney who appears for a client in such proceeding shall have a lien"), and is consistent with case law holding that an attorney's lien arises upon the commencement of an action,9 see Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 650-651 (2001) (treating notice of lien, filed after attorney withdrew from case, as dating back to commencement of suit); Hayes v. Department of Revenue, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 905, 9…

treating notice of lien, filed after attorney withdrew from case, as dating back to commencement of suit

green Reznik v. Yelton (2011)

Rule Authority · Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.

Upon the parties’ filing of their joint stipulation of dismissal, the dismissal became the final judgment in this case, Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 651-652 (2001), akin to a consent judgment or agreement for judgment, and fully binding on the parties and conclusive of their rights.

green Blazar v. Sneider (2008)

Rule Authority · Mass. Super. Ct.

“A client’s discharge of an attorney ends the attorney’s right to recover on the contract of employment and, thereafter, an attorney can recover only for the reasonable value of his services on the basis of quantum meruit . . . [However, a court] might permit an attorney to recover under a contingent fee contract on a showing of substantial performance, bad faith termination by the client, and other factors . . .” Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648, 653 (2001), quoting Opert…

green Kourouvacilis v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (2006)

Rule Authority · Mass. App. Ct.

A judge of the Superior Court (not the motion judge here) denied the motion after concluding that “no statutory basis exists to enforce any lien.” On Kerlinsky, P.C.’s, appeal, this court vacated the order on the authority of Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 652-653 (2001), and remanded the case because the judge erred in failing to recognize that a stipulation of dismissal constitutes a judgment within the meaning of the attorney’s lien statute.

green Griffith & Associates, PLLC v. Malouf, Inc. (2005)

Quote Authority · Mass. Super. Ct. · signal: see, e.g.

See, e.g., Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648, 653 (2001) (“the lien attached to the $7,500 arising under the stipulation of dismissal”).

“the lien attached to the $7,500 arising under the stipulation of dismissal”

green Wozniak & Padula, P.C. v. Gilmore, Rees, Carlson & Cataldo, P.C. (2005)

Rule Authority · Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.

Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 653 (2001).

green Craft v. Kane (2004)

Rule Authority · Mass. Super. Ct.

Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648, 653-54 (2001).

green John G. Marchand v. Jaclyn Santoro. (2026)

Cited · Mass. App. Ct. · signal: see · 3 citations in this opinion

See Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 652 (2001).

green Ropes & Gray, LLP v. Jalbert (In Re Engage Inc.) (2005)

Cited (see also) · Bankr. D. Mass. · signal: see, e.g. · 2 citations in this opinion

See, e.g., Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 648, 653 , 747 N.E.2d 748 (Mass.App.Ct.2001) (holding that "[bjecause G.L. c. 221, § 50 expressly refers to judgments 'entered or made,’ the stipulation of dismissal constituted a judgment within the meaning of the attorney’s lien statute”); Phalon v. Technical Communications Corp., No. 9802553, 1999 WL 1326754 , at *1, *3 (Mass.Super.Feb.26, 1999). 8 .

green Sunrise Equipment & Excavation, Inc. v. Construction Management & Builders, Inc. (2024)

Cited · Mass. App. Ct. · signal: see

See Craft v. Kane, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 648, 653 (2001).