William Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts and a one-time New York gubernatorial hopeful, is in the process of paying a legal bill of more than $1 million to Howrey following a fee dispute that went to arbitration last year. Howrey had represented Weld in a grand jury investigation and other litigation arising from an accreditation and student-loan scandal at Decker College in Louisville, Ky. Weld served as a Decker board member and as CEO for the school for 10 months before it filed for bankruptcy in 2005. Click here to read more.
For-Profit School Scandal Costs Former Board Member, CEO $1M In Legal Fees
Ex-Mass. Gov. William Weld headed troubled Decker College for 10 months.
January 14, 2010