Litigation & Arbitration
Oct. 11, 2023
Well-known appellate lawyer sued over fee dispute
“This suit is meritless,” Norman Pine wrote in an email. “It is also important to note that the dispute has nothing to do with the client. Rather, it is a legal disagreement between two former co-counsel for the client about how the legal fees related to the representation should be divided.”
Appellate lawyer Norman H. Pine and the firm he co-founded, Pine Tillett LLP, are accused by co-counsel of attempting to alter their retainer’s fee structure and take a larger share of the attorneys’ proceeds than they agreed upon.
The lawsuit stems from a disagreement between lawyers as to how to share in attorneys fees following the successful outcome of a fraud case.
According to the complaint, attorneys Thom...
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