Claiming breach of contract and other charges, five former partners from the defunct Boca Raton, Fla., office of Hodgson Russ are suing top partners of the Buffalo, N.Y.-based law firm (See Complaint).

Immediately after an April 2, 2009, meeting when law firm president and chief executive officer Gary M. Schober told the Boca Raton partners they were out, Hodgson Russ circulated a news release stating the office would close to focus on “markets that support its overall strategy” and insisting the move was in the best long-term interests of the firm.

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