A client, for example, is to be given written guidelines that explain new rights like binding arbitration in fee disputes.

A second sticking point is that in the event of a fee dispute, only clients, not lawyers, will be entitled to request binding arbitration.

Some legal experts say that resolving fee disputes through arbitration may defuse partisan bickering.

That fee dispute resulted in a separate trial to determine how to apportion the fees.

Apparently, the investigation was described in the court papers, and the Law Journal obtained the publicly available documents for an article about the fee dispute.

The fee dispute shows how the management company's insider status could discourage other bidders, several big shareholders said.

The fee dispute was settled, but the case against the company and its lawyer went before Justice Lonschein, who dismissed it as having no merit.

Require binding arbitration of all fee disputes between lawyers and clients.

She is also able to put them in touch with mediators to work out any fee disputes.

Regardless of the outcome of the fee dispute, the rift and accusations come at an inopportune time for the union.