21 Jump Street Screenwriter s $438K Arbitration Award Affirmed by Appeals Court
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Michael Bacall sued his former attorney for allegedly performing legal services without a license, and the fight may be headed to the California Supreme Court.
Screenwriter Michael Bacall s former lawyer owes him nearly half a million dollars in refunded commissions and attorneys fees, as a California appeals court has declined to overturn an arbitration award in the scribe s favor.
Bacall, whose resume includes
21 Jump Street and the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King s
The Running Man, in March 2017 sued Jeffrey Shumway, claiming the attorney continued representing him after his state bar status became inactive in 2014. Bacall had worked with the lawyer since the late 80s and says he was tricked into signing a contract to formalize their relationship in 2016, even though Shumway was no longer licensed.