Gelfuso and Lachut, Inc. v. Mary's Italian Restaurant, Inc.

ORDER

A dispute over legal fees between a law firm and its former clients brings this matter before the Court. Gelfuso and Lachut, Inc., a law firm in Cranston, appeals a Superior Court order confirming an arbitration award. In February 2003, Alan Gelfuso, a principal with the firm, undertook the legal representation of Mary’s Italian Restaurant, Inc., and Mary’s Hav-ersham Inn, Inc., as well as members of the Antoch family, who were the primary shareholders of these businesses (collectively the Antochs), 1 all in connection with the sale of Mary’s Italian Restaurant (Mary’s) to minority…