§ 602.10116 — Attorney’s lien — notice

Iowa § 602.10116

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 602: JUDICIAL BRANCH

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An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon:
1. Any papers belonging to a client which have come into the attorney’s hands in the
course of professional employment.
2. Money in the attorney’s hands belonging to a client.
3. Money due a client in the hands of the adverse party, or attorney of such party, in an
action or proceeding in which the attorney claiming the lien was employed, from the time of
giving notice in writing to such adverse party, or attorney of such party, if the money is in the
possessionorunderthecontrolofsuchattorney, whichnoticeshallstatetheamountclaimed,
and, in general terms, for what services.
4. After judgment in any court of record, such notice may be given, and the lien made
effective against the judgment debtor, by entering the same in the judgment or combination
docket, opposite the entry of the judgment.

Legislative History

[C51, §1618; R60, §2708; C73, §215; C97, §321; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10924; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.18]