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– Joseph Brenner . In a 1992 Fangoria interview with historian and Grindhouse Releasing publicist David Szulkin, Brooklyn native Joseph Brenner described how his relationship to movies began in his youth, with a particularly rapid progression of frequenting a cinema as a patron, to becoming an employee, then its manager, and ultimately its owner.
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge: This case involves a dispute between an attorney, Christina Burks Lee, and her client, Joseph Brenner, the sole shareholder of Joseph Brenner Associates, Inc. ("Brenner, Inc."). Brenner appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Richard Owen, District ...
Case opinion for US 2nd Circuit JOSEPH BRENNER ASSOCIATES INC v. Christina Burks Lee, Esq., Appellee.. Read the Court's full decision on FindLaw.
- I. Background
- II. Discussion [7] A. Withdrawal from Representation
- B. Attorneys Fees
- III. Conclusion
Beginning in 1990, Lee represented Brenner in two copyright infringement cases involving twenty-nine allegedly "pirated" videotapes of motion pictures for which he claimed Brenner, Inc. owned the copyrights. Over a four-year period, Lee invested significant time and effort on her client's behalf. By mid-1994, however, the attorney-client relationsh...
Before the district court, Brenner agreed that Lee should withdraw as counsel, though he contended that she had deliberately precipitated the crisis and thus was not entitled to the requested compensation. We are confident that the record provides ample justification for Lee's withdrawal. During the course of representation, Brenner insisted, over ...
Brenner also challenges the court's determinations with respect to his outstanding legal fees. First, he argues that Lee's increase of her hourly rate, from $150 to $180, was unenforceable because it lacked consideration. Brenner did not specifically raise this argument before the district court, but the court adequately addressed the fee increase ...
Based on the foregoing, we affirm the district court's decision permitting Lee to withdraw from representation, awarding unpaid counsel fees, together with prejudgment interest, and granting a retaining lien on the legal files in her possession.
Aug 26, 2023 · Joseph Brenner Associates was a New York-based Distributor with a main focus on films imported into The States but they also had selected local productions, some of which became legendary, including an early film by Martin Scorsese as well as the first film by Grindhouse legends John Amero and Michael Findlay. Many Grindhouse classics were ...
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Dec 29, 2014 · From "The Rape Killer"
