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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Nov. 19, 2010

Allen Matkins Sues Client For $2 Million

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis is suing a former client, Burlingame Capital Partners, to reclaim nearly $2 million in unpaid legal fees. But the tables could turn when Burlingame's lawyers file their cross-complaint.


By Sara Randazzo


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis is suing a former client, Burlingame Capital Partners, to reclaim nearly $2 million in unpaid legal fees. But the tables could turn when Burlingame's lawyers file their cross-complaint, which they say exposes a pattern of shocking and outrageous behavior by Allen Matkins attorneys.


The suit, filed earlier this month in San Francisco C...

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