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4. Quantum Meruit

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When is recovery of attorney’s fees based on quantum meruit allowed?

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The recovery of attorney’s fees is based on quantum merit in the following instances:

1. When there is no express contract for payment of attorney’s fees agreed upon between the lawyer and the client;

2. When although there is a formal contract for attorney’s fees, the stipulated fees are found unconscionable or unreasonable by the court;

3. When the contract for attorney’s fees is void due to purely formal matters or defects of execution;

4. When the counsel, for justifiable cause, was not able to finish the case to its conclusion;

5. When lawyer and client disregard the contract for attorney’s fees.