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Trial court found for Van Dress Law Offices on breach of contract claim and awarded $12,325 in damages plus interest and court costs. Appellate court affirmed the judgment.
Breach of attorney fee agreement independent review objections to magistrate's decision Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(iii) failure to file transcript waiver of objections to factual findings form of signature individual liability narrative billing reasonableness of attorney fees. Appellant waived factual challenges to magistrate's decision by failing to file a transcript or affidavit with the trial court as required under Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(iii). Appellate court could not consider transcript on appeal that was not provided to the trial court when ruling on objections to magistrate's decision. Trial court did not abuse its discretion in adopting magistrate's conclusion that appellant was individually liable under attorney fee agreement where both the form of the promise and the form of appellant's signature to the agreement supported that determination. Law firm's alleged failure to submit itemized billing statements did not preclude it from recovering for breach of attorney fee agreement. Appellant's claim that law firm failed to present sufficient evidence establishing that its fees were reasonable and necessary could not be considered because it would involve a factual analysis of the evidence presented before the magistrate.
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