Whenever the relationship of attorney and client has been entered into by an implied or express contract for service, wherein the attorney does not agree to be responsible for costs of suit, the attorney shall have a lien to the value of his or her contractual interests in the cause of action, claim, demand, counterclaim, or other matter concerning which the contract is entered into.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-3-1
Attorney’s lien — Creation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 97 Wash. 2d 598 - Ross v. Scannell (1982)
Most recently applied in In re Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island, Inc. (March 1993)
P.L. 1917, ch. 1515, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 301, § 32; P.L. 1931, ch. 1761, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 450, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-3-1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.