Lawyers representing the Haines Borough and property owner Paul Nelson have reached a settlement agreement to pay for about 50 percent, or $4,500, of Nelson’s legal fees in the lawsuit he recently won against the municipality.
The two parties decided to settle the question of reimbursement of legal fees outside of court, Nelson said.
“My attorney recommended I take this offer, because the standard for prevailing parties’ legal fees in a civil case is 20…
