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Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation

Sep. 2, 2026

Valle Makoff lead trial attorney testifies in former clients' fee dispute

Valle Makoff attorney Timothy Miller testified from the counsel table about disputed billing in the firm's $423,773 fee lawsuit against former clients, who accuse the firm of breaching its duties.

Valle Makoff lead trial attorney testifies in former clients' fee dispute
Judge Richard C. Darwin

The attorney representing Valle Makoff LLP in a $423,773 fee dispute with three former clients became his firm's final witness Tuesday, testifying from the plaintiff's counsel that he personally supervised the billing at the center of the case.

Timothy A. Miller, a Valle Makoff attorney who also represented the defendants in the underlying litigation, testified that the bills accurately reflected the time the firm spent representing Rajesh Khanna, RNN LLC and RK Management...

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