Hoover Slovacek LLP, Formerly Hoover, Bax & Slovacek, LLP, Petitioner v. John B. Walton, Jr., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the termination‑fee provision in an attorney‑client contingent‑fee agreement was unconscionable as a matter of law and therefore unenforceable, severed it from the contract, and affirmed the remainder of the fee agreement, entitling Hoover Slovacek to its contingent fee of 28.66% of the $900,000 settlement. The Court affirmed the appellate court in part, reversed its take‑nothing judgment, and remanded for further proceedings. Justice Hecht dissented, arguing the provision should be enforced.