Quiros battle rages over $2 million in attorneys' fees
The owner of Jay Peak ski resort facing investor fraud allegations is engaged in an increasingly bitter dispute with his former attorneys over more than $2 million in legal bills he racked up before firing them earlier this year.
Dueling filings show that Ariel Quiros’ new counsel claims his previous lawyers have revealed attorney-client information in documents submitted to the court.
Quiros’ former attorneys from the Florida-based firm of León Cosgrove dispute that contention. They argue they are only trying to defend themselves against accusations from their onetime client, who is facing several legal actions, including one by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“The León Cosgrove firm continues to pursue its own interests without regard to the interests of their former client and, as well, continues to cause Mr. Quiros’ current counsel, counsel for the Receiver and for the SEC, and the Court to waste time and resources dealing with frivolous and improper litigation tactics,” Melissa Visconti, a Florida attorney now representing Quiros, wrote in a recent motion.
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