STEVEN SEAGAL - SEAGAL SUES FORMER LAW FIRM

Action man STEVEN SEAGAL is suing a law firm that represented him in an extortion case against his former business associate - because the lawyers are reportedly over-charging him. According to court papers filed last week (12Jul07), Seagal claims the attorneys at Loeb + Loeb are charging him excessive fees for their services in a 2002 criminal trial. The actor and blues guitarist hired to represent him when he testified against Julius Nasso before a federal grand jury, but he was stunned when the law firm's associates billed him for more than $1 million (GBP500,000). Seagal claims he has paid half the money but then sought legal advice and determined he had been "substantially overcharged." Seagal is seeking damages of at least $450,000 (GBP225,000), while the law firm's bosses insist the actor still owes them in excess of $570,000 (GBP285,000).