October 30, 2023
A lawyer seeking $750,000 for representing his client in a lawsuit that drew a $1 million settlement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be paid from the client's estate ahead of the Internal Revenue Service, according to a Virginia federal court order.
August 30, 2023
A lawyer seeking $750,000 for representing his client in a lawsuit that drew a $1 million settlement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture should not get paid before the Internal Revenue Service because he didn't file the required paperwork, the government told a Virginia federal court.
June 27, 2023
A Virginia federal court declined Tuesday to toss an attorney's case arguing that he gets priority over the IRS to nearly $750,000 in legal services compensation he claims a former client owes him.
January 10, 2023
A lawyer who represented a woman in her civil rights suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture has priority to nearly $750,000 in legal services compensation over any potential tax claims the IRS might have to that money, the attorney told a Virginia federal court.