Two high-profile Boston law firms are embroiled in an expanding court battle over allegations of stolen business practices and shady marketing schemes.Court records indicate that Sokolove Law fired the first volley on Aug. 13 in Suffolk County Superior Court. That lawsuit accuses Jason Stone Injury Lawyers of hiring a former Sokolove call center manager, who brought the firm’s “secret sauce” to his new boss. “The scheme was orchestrated by Keith Glover, a former Sokolove director whom Sokolove trained from a mattress salesman into a six-figure legal operations professional. Glover repaid this trust by methodically copying Sokolove’s entire digital operations playbook,” the lawsuit states. The lawsuit states that stolen materials left a digital footprint of “53,000 instances of unauthorized use over just the past two years.” Glover is also named as a defendant. Stone returned fire on Tuesday with a new lawsuit alleging that Sokolove engages in a “bait-and-switch” routine that misleads clients. The filing alleges that Sokolove acts as more of a “telemarketing firm that generates leads than a law firm.” Stone also alleged that Sokolove creates fictitious third parties to use in advertising that generates referrals to other law firms. The lawsuit cites the “Nursing Home Abuse Center” as an example allegedly used in internet promotions. “Sokolove Law focuses on luring in potential clients with false, deceptive, and misleading representations about its large nationwide practice and track record while, the entire time, planning to refer the clients out to various small or local firms in the Commonwealth and elsewhere,” the lawsuit states. Sokolove’s lawsuit seeks an order to return property and restrain Stone from utilizing stolen trade secrets. Stone’s lawsuit seeks an order limiting Sokolove’s advertising practices. Both lawsuits also seek financial damages.
Two high-profile Boston law firms are embroiled in an expanding court battle over allegations of stolen business practices and shady marketing schemes.
Court records indicate that Sokolove Law fired the first volley on Aug. 13 in Suffolk County Superior Court. That lawsuit accuses Jason Stone Injury Lawyers of hiring a former Sokolove call center manager, who brought the firm’s “secret sauce” to his new boss.
“The scheme was orchestrated by Keith Glover, a former Sokolove director whom Sokolove trained from a mattress salesman into a six-figure legal operations professional. Glover repaid this trust by methodically copying Sokolove’s entire digital operations playbook,” the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit states that stolen materials left a digital footprint of “53,000 instances of unauthorized use over just the past two years.”
Glover is also named as a defendant.
Stone returned fire on Tuesday with a new lawsuit alleging that Sokolove engages in a “bait-and-switch” routine that misleads clients. The filing alleges that Sokolove acts as more of a “telemarketing firm that generates leads than a law firm.”
Stone also alleged that Sokolove creates fictitious third parties to use in advertising that generates referrals to other law firms. The lawsuit cites the “Nursing Home Abuse Center” as an example allegedly used in internet promotions.
“Sokolove Law focuses on luring in potential clients with false, deceptive, and misleading representations about its large nationwide practice and track record while, the entire time, planning to refer the clients out to various small or local firms in the Commonwealth and elsewhere,” the lawsuit states.
Sokolove’s lawsuit seeks an order to return property and restrain Stone from utilizing stolen trade secrets.
Stone’s lawsuit seeks an order limiting Sokolove’s advertising practices.
Both lawsuits also seek financial damages.
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