Simmons, Jannace & Stagg

I recently read a web release issued by Simmons, Jannace & Stagg. After September 11th a Victims Compensation Fund was created for those who lost loved ones in the attack. This fund was designed to compensate the families of the victims. Simmons, Jannace & Stagg was asked by a widow of a man who died in the attacks to represent her in the connection with a lawsuit filed in federal court by the attorney who represented her before the Victims Conpensation Fund. This attorney was trying to get a $2,000,000 (that's millions) contingency fee from this fund. The federal action was dismissed.

"Simmons, Jannace & Stagg pointed out that there was no reported case upholding such an exorbitant fee for representation before the Victims Compensation Fund. Finally, we argued that the federal court should abstain because the state Surrogate's Court had already begun an inquiry into the size of the attorney's fee. The federal court, after hearing argument, issued an order and agreed that the Victims Compensation Fund did not provide federal court jurisdiction. The court also agreed with Simmons, Jannace Stagg's argument that it should abstain from exercising its jurisdiction."

The attorney who sought the $2,000,000 is not the kind of attorney I would want to work with. This kind of act is what gives attorneys a bad name.

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