A former Duane Morris client is seeking nearly $700,000 from the firm claiming it misrepresented how much it would cost for the firm to represent him.

Edward Zaloga, a doctor from Moosic, sued the firm and attorneys Anthony Gallia and James J. Halligan June 15 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Zaloga, who had retained the firm to pursue First Amendment claims against several members of Moosic's municipal government, claimed that the firm went over its initially agreed upon budget by more than $600,000. Zaloga raised negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation claims.