Foreman

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Attorney Ronald D. Foreman, doing business as Foreman & Brasso (Foreman), represented appellants in an action entitled Victoria Golunova, et al. v. Ann Akhromtsev, et al., San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-19- 577637 (Golunova), pursuant to a written retainer agreement executed on July 29, 2019.

1 The retainer agreement contained the following arbitration provision: “Any dispute arising out of our retention (including, without limitation, claims of professional negligence) shall be subject to binding arbitration to be held in San Francisco, California before a retired judge under the auspices of ADR Services Inc. The judgment on the arbitrator’s award shall be final and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. In the event of any dispute connected with the representation of the client by the FOREMAN & BRASSO, the prevailing party shall be entitled to attorney’s fees and costs. The parties to this agreement agree to submit any dispute, including claims for professional negligence, to binding arbitration to be held in San Francisco under the auspices of ADR Services, Inc. and waive any rights they otherwise might have to elect…