Helen Rice Grinder v. William Scott Campbell and Jennifer Leigh Campbell

Summary

The court denied an attorney’s petition for a writ of certiorari challenging an order requiring her to refund allegedly unearned fees as a condition of withdrawing from representation. It held that the attorney had standing to appeal because the order imposed personal liability on her, and that the order was final and appealable because it conclusively resolved the fee dispute. Because an appeal was an adequate alternative remedy, certiorari was unavailable, and the court did not reach the merits of the fee dispute or the circuit court’s jurisdiction.