A California appeals court has backed a woman fighting her former law firm over unpaid fees, ruling that the lawyer who acted as chief arbitrator should have disclosed that he regularly represents law firms in fee disputes. The court emphasized that it wasn't suggesting that Howard Rice partner Sean SeLegue harbors bias, but concluded that SeLegue's legal practice might have led the former client to "reasonably entertain a doubt" that he would be able to arbitrate the dispute impartially.
October 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A California appeal court backed a woman fighting her former law firm over unpaid fees on Tuesday, ruling that the lawyer who acted as chief arbitrator should have disclosed that he regularly represents law firms in fee disputes.
The 1st District noted that the chief arbitrator, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin partner Sean SeLegue, “is a distinguished lawyer in a highly regarded firm,” and emphasized that they weren’t suggesting he harbors bias against parties in fee disputes.
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