An attorney shall be entitled for his services as such to such sums as he may contract for with the party for whom the service is rendered; and, in the absence of such contract, he may recover of such party what his services were reasonably worth.
W. Va. Code § 30-2-15
Compensation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 223 W. Va. 357 - Trickett v. Laurita (2009)
Most recently applied in In Re Estate LaRosa (January 2011)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.