A former lawyer at Walne Law has filed a lawsuit against the Houston firm seeking a declaratory judgment that he is entitled to 25 percent of the fee from a contract dispute that is set for trial in October.

Andrew Raish, now an in-house lawyer at Buc-ee's in Lake Jackson, is seeking a declaratory judgment that his employment contract with the firm is enforceable and he is entitled to a percentage of any fee generated from the suit, along with actual and punitive damages. He seeks up to $1 million from Walne Law.

Raish alleges in the petition in Raish v. Walne Law that he is entitled to the fee because of terms of the employment agreement he entered into when he took a job at Walne Law in 2013. He alleges the firm claims he has no interest in the litigation.