95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8122, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,959 Republic Western Insurance Company v. Spierer, Woodward, Willens, Denis and Furstman, a California Professional Corporation Steven F. Spierer, Spierer, Woodward, Willens, Denis and Furstman, a California Professional Corporation and Steven F. Spierer, an Individual, Counter-Claimants v. Republic Western Insurance Co., Dba Oxford Property and Casualty Insurance Company, an Arizona Corporation, Counter-Defendant

68 F.3d 347 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8122 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,959 REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SPIERER, WOODWARD, WILLENS, DENIS AND FURSTMAN, a California Professional Corporation; Steven F. Spierer, Defendants-Appellees, SPIERER, WOODWARD, WILLENS, DENIS AND FURSTMAN, a California Professional Corporation; and Steven F. Spierer, an Individual, Counter-Claimants, v. REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE CO., dba Oxford Property and Casualty Insurance Company, an Arizona Corporation, Counter-Defendant. No. 93-56314. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 8, 1995. Decided Oct. 17, 1995. James A. Murphy, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, San Francisco, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Robert D. Walker, Law Offices of Robert D. Walker, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before SCHROEDER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge. * KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge. 1 Spierer was paid an attorney's fee in advance of the work to be done, and disgorged it when a conflict of interest prevented him from doing the…