The Houston firm of Berg & Androphy, responding to a state court lawsuit for unpaid wages, alleges a former at-will employee is a vexatious litigant whose claim is meritless.

“This is not a case about unpaid back wages. This case is about a vexatious litigant—a lawyer—who harasses all whom he claims have wronged him,” the defendants said in their answer and counterclaim filed Monday with the 269th Judicial District Court.