Becker & Poliakoff is set to face off in a small claims trial on Tuesday on a back-pay claim by a former attorney who maintains he was cheated out of $2,000 when the law firm imposed a temporary 12 percent pay deferral on associates.

The salary deferral imposed by the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based law firm in May 2008 was temporary and necessary in order to avoid layoffs during the economic downturn, managing partner Alan Becker said.

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