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Large Firms

Aug. 29, 2009

Prominent L.A. Firm Is Sued, But Motivation Is Questioned

Richard A. Maize, a California mortgage banker who in 2007 pled guilty to federal criminal charges of bank fraud, has sued Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro.

By Rebecca U. Cho
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Richard A. Maize, a California mortgage banker who in 2007 pled guilty to federal criminal charges of bank fraud, has sued Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro.

In a harshly worded complaint that characterizes the firm's services as having "made matters worse," "deficient," and "utterly failed," Maize claims attorneys at the prominent Los Angeles firm counseled him to enter into an "unreasonably...

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