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California Courts of Appeal

Oct. 15, 2010

Ruling Broadens Arbitrator Disclosures

Before San Francisco lawyer Sean SeLegue arbitrated a fee dispute between a law firm and its former client, he should have revealed that he frequently represented law firms in such disputes, a state appellate court ruled late Tuesday.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Before San Francisco lawyer Sean SeLegue arbitrated a fee dispute between a law firm and its former client, he should have revealed that he frequently represented law firms in such disputes, a state appellate court ruled late Tuesday.

SeLegue's big-firm client list and his appearance before the California Supreme Court in an attorney fee dispute cast doubt on whether SeLegue could b...

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