The law firm of Paine Hamblen and the Catholic Diocese of Spokane has reached a settlement in the bankruptcy malpractice case regarding the law firms' multimillion-dollar representation of the Diocese.
Paine Hamblen LLP, the law firm of accused by the Catholic Diocese of Spokane of mismanaging a 2007 bankruptcy and settlement regarding clergy sex abuse victims filed a motion in federal bankruptcy court this week to dismiss the claims.