Any lien created by the provisions of §§ 9-3-1 and 9-3-2 may, at the election of the attorney, be established, foreclosed, and enforced by a civil action, which action may be tried and determined according to the usages in chancery and the principles of equity.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-3-3
Enforcement of attorney’s lien
G.L., ch. 301, § 32, as enacted by P.L. 1931, ch. 1761, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 450, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-3-3; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 10.
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