Corporate Law Firm Sees $500,000 Fee Award Nixed on Appeal

July 13, 2022, 7:21 PM UTC

A full-service corporate law firm must once again face a lawsuit over allegedly excessive fees in which it previously won nearly $500,000 after a New Jersey appeals court held that the lower court didn’t properly evaluate the evidence.

A commercial landlord identified as 3000 Kennedy Boulevard LLC, which owns a building in Jersey City, hired Parker Ibrahim & Berg LLP in connection with a lawsuit 3000 brought against a former client for allegedly failing to pay rent. 3000 lost that suit, and received a bill from the Parker firm for $496,000 plus interest.

The landlord filed a declaratory judgment action ...

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