Call it a case of pro bono gone awry.

When Manhattan federal district judge Colleen McMahon issued an order approving a proposed settlement between a class of roughly 26,000 tenants—represented by a Jenner & Block team led by litigation partner Richard Levy—and New York–based property manager the Pinnacle Group on June 6, 2012 [PDF], the end of a six-plus-year legal battle appeared at hand.