Houston trial firm Caddell & Chapman is seeking a declaratory judgment that a fee dispute with former associate Craig Marchiando should be decided through the Houston Bar Association arbitration process.
In a petition filed Nov. 8 in state district court in Harris County, Caddell & Chapman alleges that it offered Marchiando, who left the firm in 2015 and now lives in Virginia, five percent of the net attorneys fees received from the settlement of litigation filed against Sirius XM Radio. Marchiando asserts he is entitled to a 15 percent interest in the fees.
Caddell & Chapman also alleges that Marchiando has “denied the applicability” of his September 2005 employment agreement with the firm, which calls for arbitration of any disputes or unresolved issues including his interest in any cases unresolved after Marchiando left the firm.
