Former Kline & Specter Lawyer's Bias Claim Against Arbitrator in Fee Dispute Fails on Appeal
Donald Haviland remains on the hook for over $20,000 in arbitration fees from his long-running fight with his old firm.
June 03, 2022 at 06:22 PM
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Fee DisputesThe Pennsylvania Superior Court on Friday sided with Kline & Specter in the firm's 15-year dispute with its former class action department leader, Donald Haviland, affirming a trial court ruling that the attorney must pay his share of the arbitration fees in his protracted break-up with the personal injury firm.
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