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CHARGING LIEN Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

An attorney’s lien, for bis proper compensation, on the fund or judgment which his client has recovered by means of his professional aid and services. Goodrich v. McDonald, 112 N. Y. 157, 19 N. E. 649; Young v. Iienshaw, 102 Mo. App. 173, 70 S. W. 701; Ex parte Lehman, 59 Ala. 032; Koons v. Beach, 147 Ind. 137, 45 N. E. 001, 40 N. E. 5S7; In re Wilson (D. C.) 12 Fed. 239; Sewing Mach. Co. v. Boutelle, 50 Vt. 576, 48 Am. Rep. 762. CHARGING ORDER. See ORDEB.

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