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At that time, he was vice president/regional manager in
charge of coordinating and directing the activities of 11
district managers, and he was responsible for 130 retail
stores in the Los Angeles area and Nevada with retail sales
of $349 million.
In June 1991, petitioner filed suit against Thrifty
in the Superior Court of the State of California for the
County of Los Angeles (herein referred to as superior
court). Petitioner's complaint included counts for:
Breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith
and fair dealing, intentional infliction of emotional
distress, fraud and deceit, and specific performance.
Thereafter, petitioner amended his complaint by deleting
his claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress
and adding a claim for age discrimination under the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Cal. Govt.
Code secs. 12900-12996 (Deering 1982 & Supp. 1988) (FEHA).
Initially, petitioner was represented in his suit
against Thrifty by Gregory S. Koffman, Esquire. On or
about December 15, 1992, petitioner substituted a new
attorney to represent him in the suit. Petitioner paid
Mr. Koffman a total of $83,411.44 for his services.
Petitioner entered into a retainer agreement with the
law offices of his new attorney, the Law Offices of Paul A.
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