Kurt Schmalz & Lawrence Imel’s $3.0 million Jury Verdict ($4.2 million with interest) Affirmed on Appeal
In June 2012, Kurt Schmalz and Lawrence Imel won a jury verdict of $3 million, increased to $4.2 million with interest, in a breach of contract action for attorney-client for over 20 years’ legal fees due from his former client. The jury ruled in attorney-client’s favor for both breach of contract and professional malpractice. The judgment was affirmed on appeal in full in Rufus Von Thulen Rhoades v. William M. Lansdale et al.