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Commencing October 7, 1988, the EDD began paying petitioner
temporary disability of $133.33 per week. Subsequently,
petitioner hired attorney Gary Snyder to pursue other claims. On
or about July 17, 1991, petitioner resolved his claims against
the California Department of Industrial Relations Uninsured
Employer’s Fund. Petitioner was awarded temporary disability of
$133.33 per week from October 7, 1988, through October 5, 1989,
in addition to permanent disability of $133.33 per week from
October 12, 1989, through July 17, 1991, subject to certain
deductions. Deductions were made for temporary disability
previously paid, for moneys paid by the EDD from October 6, 1988,
through August 25, 1989, at $133.33 per week, and for Mr.
Snyder’s attorney fees. Thus, on July 17, 1991, petitioner
received a final settlement of $8,717.81.
In 1990, Gary Snyder introduced petitioner to attorney
Georgia Michell (Ms. Michell). Petitioner hired Ms. Michell to
represent him in a personal injury action relating to the
injuries he sustained in the 1988 shooting incident.3 Petitioner
signed a contract agreeing to pay Ms. Mitchell a fee of 40
percent of the damages award if the case was settled or tried and
a 45-percent fee if appellate work was required. Ms. Michell, on
3 A substantial portion of the factual findings at this
point is derived from the findings set forth in the unpublished
opinion of the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First
Appellate District, Division Five, in the case of Osijo v. Ganong
and Michell et al., said opinion having been filed Apr. 12, 1996.
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