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Home My WebLink About95-05550 ., .' : , JI':;";L~I'r, Alfl-<M ,,/1, _~ " . " '( ( , . t /(t", ":.I"~ ~. ," . ' . ,'. ,. , , , . '. . ',' " . t.. , , ' " 1\ " iN '11IE CUJln' 01; aHOI l'I.t1\S' I a.MlERI.Nfl) UXJNI'Y, , \IafisvINANlA . . I. '. 'I . 00. 95- ,555 [S ' ,I Cryll. I , ' , ,CI\;~I. I\CI'I~';I" IJ\If . . '.. II , ' IniI.IE D. I II\NIlLHlI , E1UC J. Nlmm, w. '1UJl"1' IIEHlING nlld IY\VIIJ II ~ t./o . 1W<<JI.El1 I\N} WII'HlR. !'JolnU fro v. . . . :' . . . . , I , , " , : . IWOlA Nfi ~I. , " Ilefcndant ,,' Iou ha.. a.alnat tha clale" .et forth In the 10110wln, P"I.., ,ou .u.t , , tnke ectlon, IIlthl", tvent, (2U) d.,e elter thl. lluephlat and notlca BrB Ber,ed, 'b, enterln. e wrltten eppearence per eon ell, or b, .ltorne, and Ulin, In' "rit,ln, with the'llourt ,our dahne.., or obJectiol'B to the clai.. .et forth a,elnet 'ou. Iou ue varne. that l( 'OU (ell to do eo the ca.. .e, prucee. wlthout ,ou alld e Jud..ent MB, be entered B.elnet ,ou ., tha Court without further notice for an, MonB, cill... In t~e COMpleint or for en~ :. . '. . 1/UIICR. ' .... Leell euad in court. 11 ,ou whh to .Ilen. , .' '. uther clai. ur relief rBqu~ata. b, the ~lelnti((. ,Iou' .a, 10.. , 801le, or rror~rt, or other rl.htl i.portlllt to ,dUo 1111I SIIUULII TAlK 1'1119 PAPBR TU IUUR LAWlER AT UIICR. IF IIIU IIU IIur IIAV E A I.A"IER UR CAIIIIUr AFFURII UHE, flU TU UR nLlll'lIUllB '11If. UFFlCE sin' FURl'll DELUW 1'U FUll uur WlIEIlB IUU CAli UBr LEUA" IIELr, ' Court ^dmJnistrator Cumberland County Courthouse ., 4th I'loor One Courthouse Squat-e' , Corlisle, 1'0. 17013 (~17) 240-6200 IIIINDLER MD WIENER "0 r~5 (9/b' //1(., , I I'; I"1f I .By: py FROM RECORD TRUe co eat I hi" unto lit my hand In TestlmORY~ -01. ~' Pf l r:~I., PL,r.-- and'''' ,. . 1Q ,/ I l , T I r'.. , ;.J : 'tt~ , , .'-xw-j . 1117 I (/q. ' ! L t/JP/ ( , dl/1( , , Ii (ort LESLIE B. IIANDLER, ERIC J. I IN rilE COURT OF connON PLEAS WIENER, W. SCOTT IIENNXNG and I DAVID H ROSENBERG t/a I CUnBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IIANDLER AND WIENER, I Plaintiffs I NO. S 1995 I v. I CIVIL ACTION - LAW I SANDRA ANN BARASCII, I Defendant I conPLAINT 1. Plaintiffs are thll' partnll'rs in the law firlft known a. Handler and Will'nll'r, and Plaintiffs maintain a law offioll' at 319 narket Strll'et, lIarrisburg, Pa. 2, Defll'ndant is all individual who owns rll'al est.te in CumbRrl.nd County, situ.te .t 210 Eest LeuRI' Lane, lI.mpdlln Town.hip, - - Cumberland County, Pennsylvenia, but whose legal residenoe is thought to b. 165 E.st 35th Street - Apt. 8-1, New York, Nllw York 10016. 3. During thR F.ll of 1994, I)efend.nt and her mathllr, who r.sidRs at 210 East Lau.r L.ne, where Defendant sometim.. r..id.., got into a dispute with a neighbor by the name of G.ry F. Y.nkow.ki (now d.a....d) and his vife, narg.ret n. Yenkawski, who resid.d .nd r..id. at 220 East Lauer Lane, Ilampd.m Townahip, Cumberland County, Penn.ylvania. 3. On or abDut the 19th d.y Df Ootob.r, 1994, the Yllnkow.ki. filed suit ag.inat Defend.nt, dooketed to ND. 94 - 6013 Equity, in the CDurt Df CommDn Pleaa, Cumbll'rland CDunty, PRnnsylvani., with the Yenkowskia averring that bath propertiRs were subjRot to c.rt.in fllncll restriotiDna, that Defendant had ereotll'd a sill (6) foot. f.nc., in viDlation of t.he reatrictians, without. o.use, and for thR purpo.. of .nnoylng Plaintiffs, with t.he Complaint conoluding with a pray.r for a mlndatory injunction order requiring Defendant to remove the fenc. and requiring that any future fenoe should oomply with the ooven.nt. governing the re.l estate, tOilet her vi th an alternative pr.y,r for e judgment of $20,000.00 and other relief. 4. Defendant engaged the services of the Plaintiff.' 1.'1 firm to defend against the suit, and a oopy of a Representation and ree Agreement made as of October 25, 1994, is allached herelo as Exhibit 1. 5. In Bccordanoe 'lith the saili vritlen fee agreem.nt, Plaintiffs submitled to Defendant bills, copies of vhioh Bre Bttaohed hereto BS Exhibits 2 through 7. 6. The only paymenl made by Defendant to Plaintiff eg.inst the aforesBid billings VBS a oheok in the amount of $400.00 on "arch 20, 1995, as reflected on Exhibit 5 attaohed hereto. 7. Prior to undertBking the representation of Defendant, Partner Leslie B. Handler told her that he vas only undertaking thi. oase because of her mother, and that, in the ordin.ry oourse of things, most attorneys, if they undertook this type of oa.e, vould require her to put up . substantial dovnpayment Bnd that he v.s nol going to do .0 beoau.e of her mother .nd because of her very firm promi.. th.t sh. vould p.y billa promptly. 8. In defense of DefendBnt's position, Plaintiff not only filed Bn Ansver, but vas foroed to respond to ,a Request for Produotion of Doouments and to Interrogatories, while contending 'lith a eli.nt (Defendant) vho vas outraged that she had been sued and outr.ged th.t she had to cooperate 'lith her attorneys, and vhich client (Def.nd.nt) tried to tell Plaintiff lav firm how it should be handling the c.... ._,'.... 9. In thR course of their duties, Plaintiff law firm fil.d Interrogatories 011 the YRnkowskis, which evidently brought the litigation to a halt -- because they never did respond to same, at least through the reprRselltation of Plaintiffs -- for Defendant in the law.uit brought by the Yenkowskis. 10, The lack of appreciation by Defendant far what Plaintiff law firm sccomplished for her is definitely set forth in a hand-writt.n letter of eleven (111 pages that Defendant wrote Plaintiff Lesli. B. nandler under dete of June 13, 1995. A copy of said letter i. not being attached to the pleadings, but will be submitted at Bny hearing on thi. matter. COUNT I 11. Paragraphs 1 to 10 are incorporated herein by reference. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray thl! court 8Vsrd them .1,916.58 that Plaintiffs billed Defendant through April 13, 1995. COUNT II 12. ParagraphS 1 to 10 are incorporated herein by refer.nc.. 13. Prior to the .igning of the Repre.entation and Fe. Agr..~.nt attached hereto e8 Exhibit 1, Defendant told Pleintiff Le.lie B. Handler that Plaintiff "argaret Yenkowski had told her that it wa. going to cost her .20,000.00 in legal fees, and Defendant wa. afraid that it would be so. 14. Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler told her that while he couldn't guarantee anything, he doubted very, very much that her bill would come anywhere near that, and, in point of fact, .. i. .hown, excluding interest, Plsintiffs sppesr to Ilave billed her $2,225.00 for actual services rendered. 15. Although Defendant was told to get another sttorney, Defendant failed to do so, foroing Plaintiffs to go through the requirements of being formally relieved as counsel of record, by virtue of a Petition and Rule upon Plaintiffs and Defendant, in the lavsuit dooketed in this court to No. 64-6013 Equity - 1995, captioned Gary F. Yenkowski and Margaret M. Yenkowski, Plaintiffs, v. Sandra Ann Barasoh, Defendant. 16. During the Fall of 1994 and the Winter of 1995, Defendant demanded that Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler interviev various neighbors and Plaintiff refused to do so because, as he pointed out to Defendant, he would just be annoying the neighbors and, Plaintiff now adds, running up the bill, and Defendant also demanded that Plaintiff Leslie B. lIandler contaot McNees, Wallace & Nuriok, in sn effort to short-cirouit the suit against her. 17. In the Spring of 1995, Defendant first demanded that Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler file a trespass action against the Yenkowskis because of their animals ooming into her property, but. Defendant refused to put up a $1,500.00 retainer. lB. Subsequent to the above conversation, Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler and Defendant had another conversation, and though Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler hasn't found the letter, he recalls that Defendant both told and wrote PIBintiff Leslie B. lIandler to sue the Yenkowskis for the mental harassment that the Yenkovskis had caused her Bnd her REPRESENTATION AND FEE AGREEMENT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, SANDRA BARASCII, do hereby retain lIandler and Wiener uf lIarrisl.Jurg. Pennsylvania, to represent me in connection with a suit filed against me by Gary F, Yenkowski and Margaret M, Yenkowski, his wife, docketed to No. 94- 6013 civil Term (Equity) in the Court of Commun Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 'l'he undersigned agrees not tu settle or adjust the matter without the written consent of the law firm of lIandler and Wiener, and agrees to pay for its services at the rate of $150.00 per hour, or fraction thereof. 'l'he undersigned understands that any necessary expenses and costs incurred or advanced by lIandler and IHener will be reimbursed by me upon demand, and that the services rendered have commenced even prior to my signing this Representation and Fee Agreement. IN WITNESS WIIEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as of the 25th day of october, 1994, with intent to be legally bound hereby, and I acknowledge receipt of a copy hereof, (SEAL) WITNESSETIII c(tXfL 1.'3>a1<f~ LI/ Ii f.' If .L HANDLER AND WIENER LESLIE 0 HANOI En rnu; J WilNER" W 8G0l1 ttENNINU IJAYIU" nOOI:NUUU)" AI 10nN..... AHi) CUU....lUft....t LAW 318 MAnKEt ainu, P,O. UUlC , I" t-iAn"IBUUna, P... 1 7 1 on If 1712::1U.:WOO FAll Nu 17111 233.302U BAMUEL. t-iANDLlA 111111.701 OAl-BO ADM" TED CONNICflCUf uAUID ADMittED nonlOA January 18, 1995 8111ed through 01/18/95 lUll numbor 1207/,-OUOOO-004 LBII SANDRA BARASCII 165 E 35TII ST APT 81 NEW YORK NY 10016 Bahnce furward as uf b111 number 003 dated 12/21/9/, $ 1,575,23 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED 01/18/95 I,/lll '1'0 sSl'vlcss randered un accuunt Total fees for tills matter $ 375,00 D I S BURS EHENTS 01/18/95 Pas tage COS ts 1.44 .................. .. Total dlsbul"Scmonts for this matter $ 1.44 Bl LLING SUHMAIIY TollIl Fees $ 375,00 $ 1.41, .............. $ 376.411 $ 1,575,23 $ 8,38 ........... $ 1,960,05 Tota L 11Iuhurscmcntu TOTAL CIIARGES FOR TillS Il1LL Net 8alanco Forward Intoroul Chargu On "aut Due Account PLEASE PAY 1'I11S AMOUNT , , , , . , . '''ktrlSOI dl,. 110m dll. 011"111,1 tllIll"l. Inl,I,.1 comm,nt.. .llh, fll, 011'" p" monlh on Ihl unplW 1I,I,nce. .. .........,..... ,- ~, ,'i I ' ....tY ,,," LESLIE B. HANDLER, ERIC J. WIENER, W. SCOTT HENNING and DAVID H ROSENBERG t/a HANDLER AND WIENER, Plaintiffs I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS I I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I I NO. 95-5550 CIVIL I I CIVIL ACTION - LAW I I I v. SANDRA ANN BARASCH, Defendant ORDER AND NOW, THIS Jl? day of January, 1996, upon consideration Petition filed by Plaintiffll above named, Bilking that service be authorized by certified mBil, return receipt requellted, upon the above Defendant, in Bccordance with Ru1.ell 403 Bnd 404 of the Pennllylvenia Rules of Civil Procedure, it is ORDERED that P1.aint1ffs be and hereby are authorized to proceed to make Rervice upon Defendant, Sandra Ann BaraRch, by mailing copies of the Comp1.aint in this action to the Defendant at the addr..... set forth in the foregoing Petition by certified mail, return rec.ipt requellted. ORDERED FURTHER, that following said servioe, Attorney Le.lie B. Handler shall file sn Affidavit of Service in accordance with the lav, with the same effect as if the Sheriff of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, had personally served Defendant and mad~ ,/ Service upon Defendant in accordance with the law' .;1 ./ '-~:x /1 s Return of J. " that the Defendant lives in New York. Plaintiffs not. that th.r. i. no indication that the mother even denied that Def.ndant, Sandra Ann Oare.ch, was not t~ere. Plaintiffs suspect that she was. 4. PlaintiffB can Btate that Defendant hOB received ..eil both at the given New York addreas and at the EaBt Lauer Street addr.... 5. Under Rule 404(21 of the Pennsylvania RuleB of Civil Procedure currently in effeot, it is provided that service may b. .ad. of a complaint by Bny competent adult, by mail, in the mBnn.r provided by Rule 403 - s.rvice to be mede out. ide of Penn.ylvania, and Rul. 403 provide. for original procesB to be ..rv.d by mail. 6. PlaintiffB believe end th.r.fore Bver that thi. Def.ndant will r.fuB. to pick-up mail, end in eccordance with the procedure follaw.d under PennBylvania Rul.. of Civil Procedur., Rulr 2079(dl, now r..aind.d, PlaintiffB are a.king for authorization to make ..rvic. upon Def.ndent at both of the nddr..... ...ntioned in thi. P.tition. " WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray that the Court will authorize ..rvic. to be made upon Defendant by certified mail, return r.c.ipt requ.Bted, bath to the addreB8, for mailing purpoBeB, of 210 Ea.t Lau.r Lene, Camp Hill, Pa. 17011 and to the N.w York Addre.. wher. Def.ndant .eintein. an apartment. AND PLAINTIFFS WILL EVER PRAY, ETC. WIENER ,'~ i ~ /' / 1/;, Oy I < :' L--71. ,~) ~e81ie O. and leI' - (071901 319 Market st.- P.O.Oox 1177 Harrisburg, Pa. 17108-1177 17171 238-2000 . . , . , LESLIE B. HANDLER, ERIC J. WIENER, W. SCOTT HENNING and DAVID H ROSENBERG t/a HANDLER AND WIENER, P1Bintiffs I IN THE COURT OF COnnON PLEAS I I cunBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I I NO. 95-5550 CIVIL I , CIVIL ACTION - LAW , I , v. SANDRA ANN BARASCH, Defendant ORDER AND NOW, THIS day of January, 1996, upon consideration Petition filed by Plaintiffs above named, asking that service be authorized by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the abov. Defendant, in accordance with Rules 403 and 404 of the Pennsylv.ni. Rules of Civil Procedure, it is ORDERED that Plaintiffs be and hereby are authorized to proceed to make service upon Defendant, Sandra Ann Barasch, by mailing copies of the Complaint in this action to the Defend.nt at the .ddr..... set forth in the foregoing Petition by certified mail, return rec.ipt requested. ORDERED FURTHER, that following said service, Attorney L..lie B. Handler shall file an Affidavit of Service in accord.nce with the law, with the same effect as if the Sheriff of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, had personally served Defendant and m.de a Return of Service upon Defendant in accordance with the law. BY THE COURT, J. . ~ c; !~ M "I; - -~ ~ (-J _ r: ,. "- - li:~ ,.~ \5.~ , (fl ~ ~3 .. l:;J :.oj C)~'? (');:j '.....,. ::~ ~~~ _J." ~:.~ l\ 1 ,,;\L1_ <-'i () i .1 0: ~l ~ loJ ~ ~ il . z I:l' loJ ~I~.~ 81 - t 8 H~ ~5";;~ ~ . i I ~ r~! ~~lil m! ~ . ( i I I ~~ ~ 0: · Ii ~ . loJ ! L ~ > i . di III oJ 1'I im ] o x ~ Z ( 1: .. ... .. .. ... I.. __RIO' .. T .' '........If;llYO ........ IIHnDO MIMII::' JAN 1 8 19geif v, l IN TilE CUURT UF GOMMUN PLEAB I l CUMBERLAND CUUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I I NO, 95-555U CIVIL I I CIVIL ACTIUN - LAW I I I LESLIE B. HANDLER, ERIC J. WIENER, W. SCOTT HENNINU and DAVID H ROSENBERG T/A HANDLER AND WIENER, Plaintiffa SANDRA ANN BARASCH, Defendant MaTI UN AND NOW, CUMES Plaintlffa above named and reapectlully oak the Court for permlaeion to malte nel'vice upon lJefendanl, by Rl,ndiny a oopy of the Complaint to her firat-olass Inall, poalage prepaitl, lo hlfr III.t known address in New York City, for the following reasonnl 1. By an Order of this Goul-l daled JallllRl'y Ill, 1991>, Plaintiffs verII' authorized to make servIce upon Defendanl l~ olfrllli.d mail in aocordance with Rules 403 and 404 of the I'ennsylvonio 111I1.. of Civil Procedure. 2, In compliance vilh the Courl Urdel', allempls w.,'e IlIl1d. wilh the New York City Post Office and with the Camp Hill Po.t OfficII', who returned the mailings stating that the Defendanl WIIS notified IInd did not claim the mailings. Photocopies of tvo (21 mailing. to CIIllIp Hill and one (II mailing to New York are atlached herelo .. Exhibit. 1, 2 and 3. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray that the Court viII .ulhorize lhem to make service upon Defendant by mailing a copy of the Compleint to her by firat-class mail, postage prepaid, to her address 01 165 EII.t Jllth street, Apt. 8-1, New York, New York 10016. /1 , "ANDLER AND WIENER, . / A ~ /' / . BYI &/~VI> /., - {(. _~ 1ks.[1;i\~ Il.t.\'dler _" (0~f90" 319 Market St. - ... U, Box 1177 Ilarrisbu,-y, I'a. 1"108-111" ("1") :.!JU - :I.UUU VEIlIFICATlUN The foregoing Motion Pa. C.S. Section 4904, relating and is true and correcl. is mnde suh.lelll lo lhe p.nal tie. of 18 lo uIIsvurn tQI"ltlcRllo~ lo Rulhq ,ti.., . I '/ // / j -- /"''/ / --/, . ., L.l?ole II, 1111.,,11 Datedl April).b- 1996 , ' . " . .J \ J, ',' :- , /!/,g ii .~ r I I, ','f.,' .' .' I"~ ~ ' . . ..... 'f'.- ~ 1/ \~ " i: '"'' '~,:j ,~ .~ \:~ ~- III ~~ ihB ';:::: '-\ \ ~"~ '-L~ "" oaf -....::::::"'Z.. ~~II ~ ~al " '~ 1'1 ~L . IIIJ . . . ",'4 " "III~ ""'.. ".. ~ I .....,... '.... III/ . ....~. '. , " ~ 'j .,., '" ~ .' ,,'\>~ ... ~ ,... ,,:... I. e " .- ., ~ ., ...... (") N , ,~) u~c, r ."_4 .):'~ u. 1~..1 -1- .f._ e l.J'\ "'rn f! :J2; -" 1t....J -PO ... I',li) -I:': ")u.. ". f~' p. "" ,_J 0 V, U -.. ~... ~ \)0. l-. \ '-9 ~ ,.j .,J ~ ~ ~..... '-D ~ ..!~.! l -.J _ ~xCs ~ ~ . '.:) ~ .": I' ., . , I': ~ i 'I ( I ., v1 l~ .' I "'- I. ", . I I I, , i...J . . .,.... , - , '. .' " ,. .' , - , , . .J/l:;'L~r':., 1I"tM '17/ -"r " " p /(f~(.J"r '. , , , , , . . , . , , , . . '. . " . .' \ , " ' , , LBSLIB B. lWtlLBR, ERIC J. WIBHt, W.' 8CDl'T H;HID<<; Bnd D\VID H R&HJmG t./a Hl\NDLBR AM> WIfJIlR, Plaintiffs I, . ': iN 'I1tB <WIn' oF aMOI PLEAS' , ' " , , , :- . I aHIERLlIt<<J mM'Y, I ~NJ\NIA . . , . I, ... I , _ ~ kl. 95- Iff fe,' .' CJVII. ' . I _ ' , ,CrV,tL J\CI'I~-;.. LAw .' . 1. I I , ' v. . . . SANDRA A* ~, , " Deferdant " :. , ' 1I0llCl ' . . " " , ,- - , Iou h.,. ..In .u.. I. cOlrt. II '01 wl.h to ..lln. , , , ...inlt the cl.l.. ..t lorth In tho lollowln. p...I, ~Ol .Ult tlk. Ictlo~ wlthln tw.nt, (20) ..,".It.r thl. Co.plal.t .n. notlc. .r. .er'...'b, .nt.rln. a wrltt.n .pp..r.nc. ,.r.on.ll, or b, attorn., an. (llln. in'''rl~ln. with th., Court ,our dll....., or obJactlon. to the cl.I.. I.t lorth ...lnlt 'OU, 101 ar. , v.rn.d th.t l( ,ou (.11 to do .0 the c... .., proc... wlthout 'OU and . Jud..ollt M., b. .nt.rld ...In.t ,ou ., thl Court Iltholt furthlr notlcl for .n, Mono, cl.1... In t~. COMpl.int or (or an~ oth.r cl.i. or r.ll.( r.,u~.tld ., the ~l.lntll(. JOI'.., loa. , . ' .onl, or pror~rt, or oth.r rllht. i.portant to 'OUt " IUU SIIOULD TAli TIllS rA1'I1I TO lOUII LAIIIEII AT UNCE, IF IUU 110 /IUT IIAVB A LAWIEII UII CANNUT AFFOIIII ONE, 110 TO 011 TBLEI'IIUNB 111R UFUCB SE'f FUIltIl U"OIl TU FlHD our III1EIIIl IOU CA" olr LEUAL IIELr, Court Mninist;ator Cumberland County Courthouse --4th Floor One Courthouse Square ' Carlisle, Pa. 17013 (~17) 240-6200 . ) IlANDLER IIND WI ENER .' ' . ,. 'i: 1/ /'./ ' /1.' / ' '. i' ,By: /C'''vA( ir.'" ,t./1 'Leslie B. Handler -'(07 !l0) ( . 319 Market Street - P.O.llox 1177 Harrisburg, ra. 17108-1177 ( 717 ~ 238-2000 . , LESLIE B. HANDLER, ERIC J. I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS WIENER, W. SCOTT HENNING and I DAVID H ROSENBERG t/a I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA HANDLER AND WIENER, I P la inti f:fs I NO. S 1995 I v. I CIVIL ACTION - LAW I SANDRA ANN BARASCH, I Defend.nt I COMPLAINT 1. Plaintiffs are the partners in the law firm known a. Handler .nd Wiener, .nd Plaintiffs maintain a law office at 319 Market Street, Harri.burg, Pa. 2. Dltfendant i8 an individual who owns real e.tate in Cu~berland County, situ.te at 210 East Lauer Lane, Ha~pd.n Town.hip, Cu~b.rland Ccunty, Pennsylvania, but whose legal residence i. thought to b. 165 Ea.t 35th Str.et - Apt. 8-1, New York, New York 10016. 3. During the F.ll of 1994, D.fendant snd her mother, who re.ides at 210 East Lau.r L.ne, wh.re Defendant someti~.. reside., got into a di.pute with a neighbor by the name of Gary F. Venkowski (now d.c....d) and hi. wife, Margaret M. Venkowski, who re.ided and re.ide at 220 Ea.t Lauer Lane, Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Penn.ylvania. 3. On cr about the 19th day of October, 1994, the Venkow.ki. filed suit against Defendsnt, docketed to No. 94 - 6013 Equity, in the Court of Common Pleas, Cu~berland County, Pennsylvani., with the Yenkow.kis averring that both properties were subject to certain fence restrictions, that Defendant had erected a SiK (6) foot fence, in violation of the reatrictions, without cause, and for the pur pc.. of snnoying Plaintiffs, with the Complaint concluding with a prayer for a mendatory injunction order requiring Defendant to remove the f.nce and requiring that any future fence should comply with the covenant. governing the reel estate, together with an alternative praY" for a judgment of .20,000.00 and other relief. 4. Defendant engaged the services of the Plaintiff.' law firm to defend against the suit, and a copy of a Representation and Fee Agreement made as of October 25, 1994, is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 5. In accordance with the said vritten fee agreelllent, Plaintiffs submitted to Defendant bills, copies of which are atteched hereto as Exhibits 2 through 7. G. The only payment made by Defendant to Plaintiff again.t the aforesaid billings was a check in the amount of .400.00 on "arch 20, 1995, a. reflected on Exhibit 5 attached hereto. 7. Prior to undertaking the represltntation of Defendant, Partner Leslie B. Handler told her thet he was only undertaking this ca.. becaus. of her mother, and that, in the ordinary course of thing., mo.t attorneys, if they undertook this type of caBe, vould require her to put up a aubatantial downpayment and that he was not going to do .0 becau.e of her mother and because of her very firm promise that .he vould pey billB promptly. 8, In defense of Defendant's position, Plaintiff not only filed an Answer, but we. forced to reapond to a Request for Produotion of Documents and to Interrogatories, vhile contending with a client (Defendant) vho vaa outraged that she had been sued and outraged that she had to cooperate vith her attorneys, and vhich client (Defendent) tried to tell Plaintiff law firm how it should be handling the case. 9. In the cour.e of their duties, Pleintiff lew firm filed Interrogetories on the Yenkowskie, which evidently brought the litigstion to a halt -- because they never did reepond to seme, et least through the representetion of Pleintiffs -- for Defendant in the lew.uit brought by the Yenkowskis. 10. The leek of Bpprecietion by Defendent for whet Plaintiff lew firm eccompliahed for her is definitely set forth in e hend-written letter of eleven (11) peges thet Defendent vrote Plaintiff Le.lie B. Handler under dete of June 13, 1995. A copy of .eid letter i. not being atteched to the pleedings, but will be submitted et eny heering on this lIIetter. COUNT I 11. Peragrapha 1 to 10 ere incorporeted herein by reference. WHEREFORE, Pleintiff. prey the court eward them .1,916.:58 thet Plaintiff. billed Defendant through April 13, 1995. COUNT II 12. Paregraphs 1 to 10 ere incorporeted herein by reference. 13. Prior to the Signing of the Repr.sentstion and Fee Agreement atteched hereto e. Exhibit 1, Defendent told Pl.intiff Leslie B. Hendler thet Plaintiff Kergeret Venkow.ki had told her that it was going to co.t her t20,000.00 in legel fee., end Defendant wa. efraid that it would be so. 14. Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler told her thet while he couldn't gunrentee enything, he doubted very, very much thet her bill would come anywhere near that, end, in point of fact, a. is shown, excluding interest, Plaintiffs appear to have billed her $2,225.00 for Bctual services rendered. 15. Although Defendant was told to get another attorney, Defendant failed to do so, forcing Plaintiffs to go through the requirements of being formally relieved as counsel of record, by virtue of a Petition and Rule upon Plaintiffs and Defendant, in the lawsuit docketed in this court to No. 64-6013 Equity - 1995, captioned Gary F. Yenkowski and Margaret M. Yenkowski, Plaintiffs, v, Sandra Ann Barasch, Defendant. 16. During the Fall of 1994 and the Winter of 1995, Defendant demanded that Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler interview various neighbors and Plaintiff refused to do so because, as he pointed out to Defendent, he would just be annoying the neighbors and, Plaintiff nov adds, running up the bill, and Defendant also demanded that Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler contact HcNees, Wallace & Nurick, in an effort to short-circuit the suit against her. 17. In the Spring of 1995, Defendant first demanded that Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler file a trespass action against the Yenkowskis because of their animals coming into her property, but Defendant refused to put up a $1,500.00 retainer. lB. Subsequent to the above conversation, Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler and Defendant had another conversation, and though Plaintiff Leslie B. Handler hasn't found the letter, he recalls that Defendant both told and wrote Plaintiff Leslie B, Handler to sue the Yenkowskis for the mental harassment that the Yenkowskia had caused her and her .....11"..... REPRESENTATION AND FEE AGREBMENT KNOW ALL MEN BY 'l'HESE PRESENTS, that I, SIINDRA B1\R1\SClI, do hereby retain Handler and Wiener of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to represent me in connection with a suit filed against me by Gary F, Yenkowski and Margaret M, Yenkowski, his wife, docketed to No. 94- 6013 Civil Term (Equity) in the Court of Common pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, The undersiglled agrees not to settle or adjust the matter without the written consent of the law firm of Handler and Wiener, and agrees to psy for its services at the rate of $150,00 per hour, or fraction thereof. The undersigned understands that any necessary expenses and costs incurred or advanced by Handler and Wiener will be reimbursed by me upon demand, and that the services rendered have commenced even prior to my signing this Representation and Fee Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as of the 25th day of October, 1994, with intent to be legally bound hereby, and I acknowledge receipt of a copy hereof. ~A"'flwvtl, fu"~"t:'-~ IDOO;RA -n, BM1\SCH (BEAL) WI'I'NEBBE'l'1I1 t(~ 1.3)rH4~ Lxlllfllf :L HANDLEIl AND WILNEIl Allunu..,. ..flll CUIUlnllllllb #>1' AW I L8UE II IIANUU.n I:fUC J WIFN[n' W 8CUII tltNNIHU IlAVII.) It nUBLNItUlU" :SID MAliI'll 611Utt fI 0 Unx I 111 "AllIttSUUlln, f1A 111 un P'lll:l:JH-.WUII rAJl,NIJ 1'11l2a~ :IO.W SAMUEl ""NUU." It uu- rOl -"lBO MJMI' lED CONNECtiCUT "At 80 AUMl1lEn FlORIUA April 13, 1995 BLlled thruugh 01,/13/95 SANDRA BARASCIl 165 E 35TIl ST APT 81 NEW YORK NY 10016 8Lll number 1207/,-00000-006 1.811 '7--- ;- /J /' /~/P 7luctl iI t~~/;-v(r In/} ~'/y/r~~ Balance forward eo of bill IIwnber 005 deted 03/20/95 $ 1,743.41 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED 04/13/95 LBII To servLces rendorod on account Tutal foos for thLs msttor $ 150.00 BILLING SUMMARY Tuta 1 Fooo $ 150,00 ................. TOTAL CIIARGES FOR TillS BILL $ 150,00 Net Balance Furward Intereot Cherge On Put Pue Accuunt $ 1,743,41 $ 23.27 ................... PLEASE PAY TillS AMOUNT , , , , . , . $ 1,916,68 Thill, 1301 dl,allom dill 01 Inilll' bUllng.lnll...t commanc.. Illh.,.11 oll~'" pll monlh on lhl unp'ld bll'nCl. HANOL.,n AND WI.,N.,n A' tUIU.l ,. AUU CUIU..IIUfl.'" tAw LESLIE b ItAHlH tit lAIO J WIENErt' W BCOtlltliNHINll UAYIU It nOSl:NI1EnO" 31U MAnl<LI BIIIUI l' 0, UU. II" ItAIHIIBUUlltJ, p" 11' 08 1717) 231J.;WUU r.. No 11171 233,3U2U "AlUO "PM" Itl) COHNEC1ICUt "ALBO AUM'tU.U FLORIDA BAMUU ""NOLEn 11UII.101 Juno 19, 1995 BiUod through 06/19/95 Blll lIumbor 12074-00000-006 UII SANDRA BARASCII 165 E 351'11 51' APT 61 NEW YORK NY 10016 Balance forward as of bill numbsr 007 dated 05/19/95 $ 1,942,35 BILLINO SUHHARY TOTAL CIIARGE5 FOR 1'1115 BILL $ ,00 $ 1,942,35 $ 27,92 Net Balance Forward Interest Chsrge On Past Due Account ......--........ PLEASE PAY 1'1115 A1tOUNT . , , , , , , $ 1,970,27 \ I 1hlll, 1301 "1"110m d,11 ollnllll' bllllftl, Inl"lIl commlnnllllht rail oll~" P" monlh on lh, Unplld blt,nU