{"id":11114,"date":"2017-12-19T05:08:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T05:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11114"},"modified":"2017-12-19T05:08:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T05:08:12","slug":"charging-lien-an-attorneys-lien-to-secure-their-fee-on-a-specified-property-in-the-debtors-possession-acquired-from-from-the-claim-that-the-attorney-has-helped-the-client-perfect-as-th","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=11114","title":{"rendered":"Charging Lien – an attorney\u2019s lien to secure their fee, on a specified property in the debtor’s possession, acquired from from the claim that the attorney has helped the client perfect, as through a judgment or settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

charging lien<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span>
\n(1861)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An attorney\u2019s lien on a claim that the attorney has helped the client perfect, as through a judgment or settlement.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. A lien on specified property in the debtor\u2019s possession.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The lien of an attorney at law, upon a judgment, decree, or award obtained for his client in an action or proceeding, to secure the attorney for his disbursements, and his compensation for services on behalf of the client, in the action or proceeding.\u00a0 7 Am J2d Attys\u00a0\u00a7 281<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An attorney’s special or charging lien is one which arises in favor of the attorney for his bill of costs as compensation for his services for procuring judgment, decree, or award to which it attaches.\u00a0 Norrell v Chasan<\/em>, 125 NJ Eq 230, 4 A2d 88, 120 ALR 1238<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. One form of attorney’s lien, specifically, the lien an attorney has for payment of his fee against a judgment, account, or award that the client owns or has an interest in, as a result of the attorney’s professional efforts.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>Deluxe<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Tenth<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by<\/b><\/span><\/strong> Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>with<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Pronunciations<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\n<\/span><\/a><\/em>Third Edition<\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]: Ballantine\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>Legal<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Assistant<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by<\/b><\/span><\/strong> Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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