In 2011, Peter Vogel took on an unusual and difficult federal court assignment: to act as a receiver over a “vexatious litigant” who hired and fired 45 Texas lawyers while allegedly stiffing them for hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees.

Four years and numerous appeals later, Vogel’s receivership is finally over. The partner in Dallas’ Gardere sorted through the tangled case full of unpaid invoices that ultimately distributed nearly $1 million to 22 different law firms to keep the complicated litigation moving.

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