{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-376.460","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 376.460","heading":"Attorney's lien.","body":"Each attorney shall have a lien upon all claims, except those of the state, put into his\nhands for suit or collection or upon which suit has been instituted, for the amount of any\nfee agreed upon by the parties or, in the absence of such agreement, for a r easonable fee.\nIf the action is prosecuted to a recovery of money or property, the attorney shall have a\nlien upon the judgment recovered, legal costs excepted, for his fee.  If the records show\nthe name of the attorney, the defendant shall be deemed to h ave notice of the lien.  If the\nparties in good faith and before judgment compromise or settle their controversy without\nthe payment of money or other thing of value, the attorney for the plaintiff shall have no\nclaim against the defendant for any part of his fee.","path":["KRS Chapter 376"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35338","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:09Z","sha256":"161509c118d74bcb9ad5c79b680378b3f6995776df03e7c4abc9da5cc994195f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-376.455","next":"us-ky/krs-376.470"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}