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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Oct. 19, 2026

Loeb & Loeb sued over alleged conflicts in $31M law firm dispute

Sacramento environmental law firm Miller & Axline accuses Loeb & Loeb of improperly representing both the firm and a minority shareholder in a bitter ownership battle, collecting more than $5.4 million in fees while acting against the majority owner's interests.

A Sacramento environmental law firm has sued Loeb & Loeb for malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty, accusing the national firm of collecting more than $5.4 million in fees while representing conflicting interests in an ownership battle that ended in a $31 million jury verdict.

The complaint, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court by attorney Ognian A. Gavrilov, alleges Loeb improperly represented both Miller & Axline and minority shareholder Michael Axline ...

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