Kimbro Stephens Insurance Trust, et al. v. James E. Smith, Jr., et al.
1. Whether a client has a right to discharge a lawyer at any time, whether in Arkansas state court or in Federal Court, with or without cause, subject to liability for payment for the lawyer's services.
2. Whether a Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession has the fundamental right to terminate its appointed counsel, with or without cause, or whether a debtor in-possession forfeits the right to terminate appointed counsel without bankruptcy approval.
3. Whether Arkansas' denial of Petitioner's right, while in bankruptcy, to terminate Respondents, violates the Petitioners' First and Fourteenth Amendment rights for access to the courts, due process, and equal protection under the law by denying Petitioners standing to sue Respondents in State Court for injuries resulting from counsel's alleged fraud, misrepresentations, and malpractice in bankruptcy.
Whether a client has a right to discharge a lawyer at any time