Bush

I. BACKGROUND1

A. The Prior Litigation and Bush’s Representation of Cardinale In earlier litigation brought by Cardinale against defendants who are not involved in the present case (the “Miller defendants” and the “Knapp defendants”), Cardinale was represented by attorney Martha Caron and, for a time, by Bush as well. (Bush v. Cardinale, supra, 2021 Cal.App.Unpub. LEXIS 5235, at pp. *1–*3.) From October 2009 to early 2012, Caron and Bush represented Cardinale on a contingent-fee basis. (Id. at p. *2.) “A written agreement dated October 2009 and signed by Cardinale, Caron, and Bush (the 2009 contingency agreement) memorialized this arrangement and specified the percentages of any recovery from the underlying litigation and judgment-collection efforts that would be paid to each of the parties to the agreement.” (Ibid.) “Bush withdrew as Cardinale’s counsel in or about January 2012. Caron continued to represent Cardinale.” (Ibid.) Cardinale later entered into written settlement agreements with the Miller and Knapp defendants. (Id. at pp. *2–*3.) B. The Present Action—Bush’s Complaints, Cardinale’s Initial Cross-complaints, and the Court’s Order Granting Judgment on the Pleadings…