The Ranking of Attorney's Liens Against Other Liens in the United States
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1 The Ranking of Attorney's Liens Against Other Liens in the United States Although the legal profession "is a learned profession, not a mere moneygetting trade,"' expenses must be met. The operation of today's law office is a major financial undertaking. The cost of equipment, supplies, and support personnel requires the lawyer's constant concern as to the fees generated by his ability and efforts. One way in which the attorney can protect his fee against other creditors is by placing an attorney's charging lien on the judgment or ~ettlement,~ which he has recovereda for his client? In thirty-two states this lien is statutory giving it priority over most other liens, since by statute the charging lien attaches either at the time the attorney commences legal services for the client,& at the time the attorney gives the opposing party and the court notice of the lien," or at the commencement of the legal proceeding (i.e., the filing of the complaint or answer containing a co~nterclaim).~ 1. ABA COMM. ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, OPINIONS, NO. 250 (1943). 2. Whereas an attorney's lien can be asserted against a settlement, ABA CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY DR and DR prohibit an attorney from voiding this settlement in order to recover his fee. Scott v. Kemper Ins. Co., 377 So. 2d 66, (La. 1979). 3. If the attorney fails to recover anything for his client in the lamuit, then the attorney's lien fails since there are no funds to which it can attach. Cattle Owners Corp. v. Arkin, 267 F. Supp. 658, 664 (S.D. Iowa 1967). 4. This article does not discuss attorney fees in workmen compensation caaes, attorney fees in the administration of estates, nor the priority of attorney's retaining liens. For a thorough discussion of attorney's retaining liens and their priority, see Britton, Attorneys' Retaining Liens, 6 J. LEGAL PROFESSION 263 (1981). 5. Birkhead v. Ringo, 274 Ky. 498,504, 119 S.W.2d 662, 664 (Ct. App. 1938); Sharp v. Culton, 262 Ky. 84, 89 S.W.2d 869 (Ct. App. 1936); see b. ANN. STAT. ch. 13, 8 14 (Smith-Hurd 1963); IND. CODE (1976); KY. REV. STAT (Supp. 1980); NEV. REV. STAT (1979); VA. CODE (1978). 6. See ALASKA STAT (1981); Iowa CODE (1973); KAN. STAT. ANN (1975); NEB. REV. STAT (1977); N.D. Cm. CODE (1980); R.I. GEN. LAWS (1969); S.D. CODIFIED LAWS ANN (1979); WASH. REV. CODE ANN (1961); WI~. STAT. ANN (Weat 1971); WYO. STAT (1981). 7. Equifax, Inc. v. Luster, 463 F. Supp. 352,358 (E.D. Ark. 1978); Ingalle Iron Works Co. v. Fehlhaber Corp., 337 F. Supp. 1085, 1091 (S.D.N.Y. 1972); La Fleur v. Schiff, 239 Minn. 206, 208, 58 N.W.2d 320, 322 (1953); Exeted v. Otto, 206
2 194 The Journal of the Legal Profession This statutory attorney's lien only has priority over liens which attach subsequently to its atta~hment,~ thus making the doctrine of qui prior est in tempore portior est in jure8 applicable. Some states, however, do not apply the first-in-time approach and simply give the attorney's lien priority over all other liens.1 It should be noted that a few states view the commencement of a legal proceeding as notice to the world that the attorney of record has a lien against the judgment for the amount of his fees and expenses," whereas most states require notice of the lien to be given either to Minn. 644, 287 N.W. 602 (1939); Barnes v. Verry, 154 Minn. 252, 255, 191 N.W. 589, 590 (1923); Galbreath v. Armstrong, 121 Mont. 387, 395, 193 P.2d 630, 634 (1948); In re Washington Square Slum Clearance, 5 N.Y.2d 300, 307, 157 N.E.2d 587, 590, 184 N.Y.S.2d 585, 589 (1959), cert. denied sub nom., United States v. Coblentz, 363 U.S. 841 (1960); Spinello v. Spinello, 70 Misc. 2d 521, 524, 334 N.Y.S.2d 70, 75 (Sup. Ct. 1972); Mack v. Hugger Bros. Constr. Co., 10 Tenn. App. 402 (1929); Tucker, Attorney us. Client: Lien Rights and Remedies in Tennessee, 7 MEM. ST. U.L. REV. 435,447 (1977); see ARK. STAT. ANN (1962); IDAHO CODE (1979); MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. ch. 221, 8 50 (West 1958); MINN. STAT. ANN (West Supp. 1982); Mo. ANN. STAT (Vernon 1952); Mom. REV. CODE ANN (1964); N.H. REV. STAT. ANN (1966); N.J. STAT. ANN. 5 2k13-5 (West 1952); N.Y. JUD. LAW (McKinney 1968); OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 5, 8 6 (West 1966); OR. REV. STAT (1979); TENN. CODE ANN (1980); UTAH CODE ANN (1977). 8. United States v. Certain Lands in Town of Highlands, 49 F. Supp. 962, 969 (S.D.N.Y. 1943); Atlee v. Bullard, 123 Iowa 274, , 98 N.W. 889, 892 (1904). 9. "He who is before in time is the better in right. Priority in time gives preference in law." BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY 1125 (5th ed. 1979). 10. Roberts v. Hanover Ins. Co., 338 So. 2d 158 (La. Ct. App. 1976); see ALA. CODE (1975)(priority over all liens except tax liens); COLO. REV. STAT (1973)(priority over all other liens); GA. CODE (1973)(priority over all liens except tax liens); LA. REV. STAT. ANN (West 1975)(priority over all liens). 11. Calk v. Highland Constr. & Mfg., 376 So. 2d 495, 499 (La. 1979); Barnes v. Verry, 154 Minn. 252, 255, 191 N.W. 589, 590 (1923); Galbreath v. Armstrong, 121 Mont. 387, 395, 193 P.2d 630, 634 (1948); Tucker, supra note 7, at 447; see ALA. CODE (1975)(notice only necessary to protect attorney against transfers to bona fide purchasers); IDAHO CODE (1979); KY. REV. STAT (Supp. 1980); LA. REV. STAT. ANN (West 1975); MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. ch. 221, 8 50 (West 1958); MNN. STAT. ANN (West Supp. 1982)(notice necessary to protect attorneys from right asserted by third parties); Mom. REV. CODE ANN (1964); N.H. REV. STAT. ANN (1966); N.J. STAT. ANN. 8 2k13-5 (West 1952); TENN. CODE ANN. $ to -103 (1980)(requiring notice only if change of counsel); UTAH CODE ANN.!j (1977).
3 Ranking of Attorney's Liens 195 the opposing party or to the c~wt.'~ The attorney's lien statutes were enacted to enable the attorney to obtain compensation for producing the fund in question before the client's creditors could gobble up the proceeds. Both the legislatures and the courts feel that it is inequitable for an attorney to go uncompensated for his efforts when those efforts produced a fund which would be depleted by other creditors. Another rationale for these statutes is based on an equitable assignment view. The client by entering into a contract with the attorney, usually a contingent fee contract, equitably assigns part of the judgment to the attorney. When the judgment is rendered, the attorney receives his assigned portion which cannot be attached by the client's creditors since it is no longer the property of the client.'" Under either rationale the outcome is the same and the attorney is allowed compensation for his services out of the fund he produced, leaving the remainder of the fund for the creditors. The remaining eighteen states," which do not have a statutory attorney's lien, may or may not recognize an equitable attorney's 1ien.lVf the equitable attorney's lien is recognized by the state in question, then it usually attaches at the time in which it is per- 12. ALASKA STAT. $ (1981); ARK. STAT. ANN (1962); Coto. REV. STAT (1973); GA. CODE (1973); ILL. ANN. STAT. ch. 13, 14 (Smith-Hurd 1963); IND. CODE (1976); IOWA CODE (1973); Km. STAT. ANN (1975); Mo. ANN. STAT (Vernon 1952); NEB. REV. STAT. $ (1977); NEV. REV. STAT (1979); N.Y. Jm. LAW 475-a (McKinney 1968); N.D. CENT. CODE (1980); OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 5, 5 6 (West 1966); OR. REV. STAT. $ (1979); R. I. GEN. LAWS (1969); S.D. CODIFIED LAWS ANN (1979); VA. CODE (1978); WASH. REV. CODE ANN. g (1961); WIS. STAT. ANN (West 1971); WYO. STAT (1981). 13. Orth v. Service Fire Ins. Co., 56 Misc. 2d 569, 571, 289 N.Y.S.2d 536, 539 (Dist. Ct. 1968). 14. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, and West Virginia. 15. See Lee, Liens on Personal Property not Governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, 44 N.C.L. REV. 322, 346 (1966). Compare Hanna Paint Mfg. Co. v. Rodey, Dickason, Sloon, Akin, & Robb, 298 F.2d 371, 373 (10th Cir. 1962)(applying N.M. law)(recognizing equitable liens); and Cetenko v. United Cal. Bank, 114 Cal. App. 3d 449, 453, 170 Cal. Rptr. 706, 709 (Ct. App. 198l)(recognizing equitable liens); and Del Conte Masonry Co. v. Lewis, 16 Cal. App. 3d 678, 680, 94 Cal. Rptr. 439, 440 (197l)(recognizing equitable liens); with Ruzyc v. Brown, 327 Pa. 61, 65, 192 A. 876, 877 (1937)(failing to recognize an equitable lien for attorneys).
4 196 The Journal of the Legal Profession fected by the attorneyle and is not aflorded the liberal treatment associated with statutory attorney's liens. The Tax Lien and the Attorney's Lien Prior to 1966, the courts were split on whether an attorney's lien should have priority over a federal tax lien.17 In 1966, Congress amended section 6323 of the Internal Revenue Codela to include section 6323(b)(8),le which gives state-created attorney's liens priority over federal tax liens, provided that the attorney created the fund and the United States is not the party from which the fund comes. In ADCO Services, Inc. v. Graphic Color PlateJa0 the federal government had attached all of ADCO's property by a perfected tax lien. After the perfection of this tax lien, ADCO's attorney commenced a suit to recover a debt owned to ADCO by Graphic Color Plate. ADCO recovered a $17, judgment and ADCO's attorney claimed a lien on this judgment for his one-third contingent fee. The Superior Court of New Jersey, after reviewing section 6323(b)(8), determined that ADCO's attorney had a lien superior to the federal tax lien, even though the attorney's lien attached after the perfection of this tax lien. However, the court also determined that section 6323(b)(8) only allowed a reasonable attorney's fee so that the case was remanded to the lower court for determination of such fee. As seen in ADCO, the statutory attorney's lien is superior to a 16. Non-statutory attorney's liens are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code and should be perfected in accordance with U.C.C Priority of these non-statutory attorney's liens is governed by U.C.C. $ ,9-312, Statutory attorney's liens, however, are not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code due to U.C.C (c). Board of County Comm'rs v. Berkeley Village, 40 Colo. App. 431,438,580 P.2d 1251, 1256 (1978). See also Tucker, supra note 7, at See, Note, Priority of Attorney's Liens, 45 IOWA L. REV. 147, (1959)(written prior to the amedment of I.R.C ). Compare United States v. Pay-0-Matic Corp., 162 F. Supp. 154 (S.D.N.Y. 1958)(tax liens superior to attorney's liens) with In re Washington Square Slum Clearance, 5 N.Y.2d 300, 157 N.E.2d 587, 184 N.Y.S.2d 585 (1959)(tax liens inferior to attorney's liens)(distinguishing Pay-0-Matic), cert. denied sub nom., United States v. Coblentz, 363 U.S. 841 (1960). 18. Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966, Pub. L. No ,80 Stat (codified at I.R.C (b)(8)). 19. I.R.C (b)(8) N.J. Super. 39, 347 A.2d 549 (Super. Ct. Law Div. 1975).
5 Ranking of Attorney's Liens 197 federal tax lien, at least to the extent it is reasonable. State tax liens, however, are not so simple, and although there are no cases on the subject, the rule of "first in time means first in right" should apply. Thus, only attorney's liens which attach prior to the perfection of state tax liens are superior to those tax liens. This general rule is probably applicable in all jurisdictions except Alabama, Georgia, and Oregon, where by statute the attorney's lien is explicitly made subordinate to all tax liens.%' It is hoped that in the near future state legislatures will follow Congress' lead and enact statutes similar to section 6323(b)(8) of the Internal 'Revenue Code, giving attorney's liens superiority over state tax liens. The Client's Creditors and the Attorney's Lien A statutory attorney's lien is superior to a lien of the client's creditor which attached after the attachment of the attorney's lien.gs In a few jurisdictions the attorney also has a superior lien to the client's creditors regardless of when each lien attached.%= In Bey v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnity Gorp.,%' the attorney was held to have a superior lien on the judgment proceeds in a personal injury action, even when a hospital had been assigned the judgment prior to the commencement of the lawsuit. Judge Capozzoli rationalized that since the attorney assisted in creating the fund he should be entitled to a portion of the spoils therefrom. Although Bey represents a minority position which has been codified in a few jurisdictions,g6 it is an equitable position which should be followed in other jurisdictions, for to hold otherwise would destroy the ability of an attorney to obtain his fee from an insolvent 21. &A. CODE (1975); GA. CODE (1973); OR. REV. STAT (1979) 22. Equifax, Inc., v. Luster, 463 F. Supp. 352, 358 (E.D. Ark. 1978); aff'd sub nom., Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Luster, 604 F.2d 31 (8th Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 916 (1980); Ingalls Iron Works Co. v. Fehlhaber Corp., 337 F. Supp. 1085, 1091 (S.D.N.Y. 1972); Haupt v. Charlie's Kosher Market, 17 Cal. 2d 843, 112 P.2d 627 (194l)(equitable attorney's lien); Barnes v. Verry, 154 Minn. 252, 191 N.W. 589 (1923); Gibson v. Stowell, 93 Vt. 375, 108 A. 201 (1919)(equitable attorney's lien); Liberty v. Liberty, 226 Wis. 136, 276 N.W. 121 (1937). 23. Bey v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indem. Corp., 236 N.Y.S.2d 831 (Sup. Ct. 1962). Contra, King v. Tyler, 148 Ga. App. 272, 250 S.E.2d 784 (1978) N.Y.S.2d 831 (Sup. Ct. 1962). 25. &A. CODE (1975); COLO. REV. STAT (1973); GA. CODE (1973); LA. REV. STAT. ANN (West 1975).
6 198 The Journal of the Legal Profession client. The Assignee or Purchaser and the Attorney's Lien An attorney's claim for fees cannot be defeated by an assignee nor purchaser of the judgment who prior to the assignment or purchase has notice of the attorney's lien.ae When recorded in accordance with the laws of the state, constructive notice is given to third persons regarding the existence of the attorney's lien.a7 If this notice has not been recorded, then a bona fide purchasera8 can obtain the fund in question without the attachment of the attorney's lien.%" Bankruptcy and the Attorney's Lien Under the Bankruptcy Code, the trustee may void a statutory attorney's lien if, by the time the bankrupt's petition is filed, it is not perfected to the extent required for an attorney's lien to be superior to a bona fide purchaser.s0 In In re B~rnharn,~~ the trustee was able to void an attorney's lien since no notice of the lien was ever filed as required by the Georgia Code.sa Thus, a perfected attorney's lien valid against a bona fide purchaser will survive bankruptcy. 26. Board of County Comm'rs v. Berkeley Village, 40 Colo. App. 431,439,580 P.2d 1251, 1257 (1978). 27. See, Johnson v. Giraud, 191 Ga. 577, , 13 S.E.2d 365, 369 (1941) (attorney can protect his lien against bona fide purchasers by recording it, but this recordation is unnecessary between the attorney and existing creditors of the client who are not bona fide purchasers); ALA. CODE (1975)(requiring notice if the attorney desires protection from bona fide purchasers); MINN. STAT ANN (West Supp. 1980)(attorney's lien not valid against third parties unless notice is given). 28. "Bona fide purchaser for value is one who, without notice of another's claim of right to, or equity in, property prior to his acquisition of title, has paid vendor a valuable consideration." BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY 161 (5th ed. 1979)(cit- ing Snuftin v. Mayo, 6 Wash. App. 525, 494 P.2d 497 (1972)). 29. Gelfand, Greer, Popko, & Miller v. Shivener, 30 Cal. App. 3d 364, 376, 105 Cal. Rptr. 445,454 (1973); Johnson v. Giraud, 191 Ga. 577,583,13 S.E.2d 365, 369 (1941); Birkhead v. Ringo, 274 Ky. 498, 506, 119 S.W.2d 662, 666 (1938) U.S.C (2) (Supp. 111, 1979) B.R. 286 (N.D. Ga. 1981). 32. GA. CODE (1973).
7 Ranking of Attorney's Liens 199 Counterclaims and the Attorney's Lien Alaska and Minnesota by statute have made attorney's liens subordinate to any right existing between the parties including counter~laims.~~ This approach, however, is not in accordance with the majority position that grants attorney's liens priority over a counterclaim not arising out of the same cause of action (i.e., a permissive counterclaims4 or a The majority position is reflected in Jones o. City of Pittsb~rgh,~~ in which Jones' attorney was entitled to an attorney's lien on a $3,000 judgment even though the city desired to use this judgment to setoff partially the $4,000 in delinquent taxes owed by Jones to the city. Attorney's liens are superior to a permissive counterclaim or setoff due to a first-in-time rationale. Since the attorney's lien attaches at or prior to the filing of the complaint, it precedes the attachment of the permissive counterclaim or setoff, which attaches upon the filing of the answer containing this counter~laim.~~ Logically this argument can be extended to allow the attorney's lien to be superior to a counterclaim arising out of the same cause of action (i.e., a compulsory counterclaim" or recoupment), but no 33. ALASKA STAT (1981); MINN. STAT. ANN (West Supp. 1980). 34. A permissive counterclaim is a "claim against an opposing party not arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the opposing party's claim." FED. R. CN. P. 13(b). 35. Dankwardt v. Kermode, 68 Colo. 225, 187 P. 519 (1920); Puett v. Beard, 86 Ind. 172 (1882); Little v. Rogers, 43 Mass. (2 Met.) 478 (1841); Ocean Ins. Co. v. Rider, 39 Mass. (22 Pick.) 210 (1839); State ex rel. Hinde v. United States Fidelity & Guar. Co., 135 Mo. App. 160, 166, 115 S.W. 1081, 1083 (1909); Galbreath v. Armstrong, 121 Mont. 387, 395, 193 P.2d 630, 634 (1948); Seaman v. Mann. 114 N.J. Eq. 408,168 A. 833 (Ch. 1933); Dunn. v. Bleeck, 246 A.D. 382,286 N.Y.S. 402 (App. Div. 1936); Cherry v. Erwin & Erwin, 173 Okla. 511,49 P.2d 788 (1935); Mack v. Hugger Bros. Constr. Co., 10 Tenn. App. 402 (1929); Tucker, supra note 7, at 449; Note, supra note 17, at 148; see Adams v. Lee, 82 Ind. 587 (1882). But see In re Diplomat Electric, Inc., 361 F. Supp (S.D. Fla. 1973), aff'd, 499 F.2d 342 (5th Cir. 1974) Pa. Super. 528, 43 A.2d 554 (1945). 37. This argument is only valid in the states that recognize the attorney's lien aa attaching at the commencement of the action or at the commencement of legal services for the client. See notes 5 and 7 supra. See also La Fleur v. Schiff, 239 Minn. 206, 58 N.W.2d 320 (1953). 38. A compulsory counterclaim is "any claim which at the time of serving the pleading the pleader has against any opposing party, if it arises out of the transaction or occurence that is the subject matter of the opposing party's claim." F'ED.
8 200 The Journal of the Legal Profession court has taken this logical step. One reason for not expanding the attorney's lien superiority to compulsory counterclaims is that the courts view the main claim and the compulsory counterclaim as the same claim. Thus, the attorney's lien can only attach to the difference between the main claim and the compulsory c~unterclaim.~~ Alimony, Child Support and the Attorney's Lien As a matter of public policy, the courts have viewed alimony and child support as a top priority,'o and it is not surprising that this view influences the priority of attorney's liens. In Fuqua v. Fuqua,'l which represents the majority positi~n,'~ Mrs. Fuqua's attorney was not allowed to attach his attorney's lien to the judgment for back alimony which he had obtained for Mrs. Fuqua. The court rationalized this holding as one in line with public policy. However, in Spinello v. Spinel10,'~ Mr. Spinello's attorney was able to assert his attorney's lien against a judgment which he had obtained for Mr. Spinello, even though Mrs. Spinello had prior to the commencement of the suit attached the proceeds of the judgment to satisfy her claim for back alimony. In Spinello, the court viewed Mrs. Spinello as a stranger to the action and thus allowed the attorney's lien to be superior to Mrs. Spinello's lien for back alimony, even though the attorney's lien attached after Mrs. Spinello's lien. Although the Spinello and Fuqua decisions seem to come to different results, they are reconcilable. Fuqua was a dispute for alimony, while Spinello was a dispute over a debt to which a lien for R. CN. P. 13(a). 39. Galbreath v. Armstrong, 121 Mont. 387, 193 P.2d 630 (1948); Dunn v. Bleeck, 246 A.D. 382, 286 N.Y.S. 402 (App. Div. 1936); Mack v. Hugger Bros. Constr. Co., 10 Tenn. App. 402 (1929); Tucker, supra note 7, at 449; Note, supra note 17, at See, McCarthy v. Santangelo, 137 Conn. 410, 78 A.2d 240 (195l)(contingent fees are not permitted in divorce matters due to public policy). See also, Gozansky, Renjilian, & Zuckman, Divorce Law Practice, 26 Pruc. Law. 11, 14 (Dec. 1, 1980)("With the exception of Texas, no jurisdiction approves contingent fees for divorce matters.") Wash. 2d 100, 558 P.2d 801 (1977); accord, White v. White, 107 Miac. 2d 551, 435 N.Y.S.2d 535 (1981) Wash. 2d at 106, 558 P.2d at 804, see Lee, supra note 15, at Misc. 2d N.Y.S.2d 70 (1972).
9 Ranking of Attorney's Liens 201 back alimony had attached. Under this analysis, Fuqua becomes limited to holding that an attorney's lien cannot attach to ai~ action for alimony, whereas Spinello holds that in an action for the recovery of a debt the attorney's lien is superior to a lien for back alimony regardless of when the latter lien is perfected. Conclusion In most states the statutory attorney's lien is superior to most other liens since the attorney should be compensated for his labor, especially when that labor produced the fund in question. Although this rule is applicable in most situations, it should be extended to all situations. Since the attorney is the one responsible for creating the fund which is sought by other creditors of the client, it is only equitable that he be given the first piece in the division of the judgment. If the attorney is unable to recover his fee out of this judgment, then he will probably go uncompensated since a client, with so much debt that creditors are even attaching possible judgments of that client, is probably "judgment proof." Although the legal profession is supposed to be a "learned profession, not a mere moneygetting trade,"44 an attorney should be compensated for the work he performs especially when that work creates a fund. No one more than the attorney who produced the fund has a superior right to the fund, since without the attorney the fund would not be in existence. Also if the attorney is denied this superior right to his fee and realizes that he will be denied this right, then the client will be unable to find representation and, thus, the opportunity to create the fund will be destroyed. William B. Hairston, ABA COMM. ON PROPESSIONAL ETHICS, OPINIONS, NO. 250 (1943).
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